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The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The Cabinet generally meets with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet.
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
In presidential systems such as the United States, members of the cabinet are chosen by the president, and may also have to be confirmed by one or both of the houses of the legislature (in the case of the U.S., it is the Senate that confirms members with a simple majority vote).
Under President Joe Biden, the Cabinet includes 15 permanent members and 10 others. Under Donald Trump the composition could change, especially if the incoming president assigns Elon Musk and ...
President-elect Donald Trump is swiftly building his administration for his second presidency, tapping trusted allies to serve as advisers and Cabinet members. Within a week of winning the ...
"I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations," Trump told New York Post in a statement on Sunday night. "Elise is an ...
Trump's cabinet choices were described by news media as valuing personal loyalty over relevant experience, [6] [7] and for having a range of conflicting ideologies and "eclectic personalities". [8] [9] It was also described as the wealthiest administration in modern history, with over 13 billionaires chosen to take government posts. [10] [11]
The vice president is the only cabinet member to be elected to the position who does not require Senate confirmation, and the vice president does not serve at the pleasure of the president. There were dozens of potential running mates for Biden who received media speculation.