How Senators Are Responding to Trump’s Cabinet Selections So Far

As President-elect Donald Trump’s administration selections roll in, senators—who will decide whether the candidates should be confirmed—have been expressing reactions to them. The Republican Party will have control of the Senate starting on Jan. 3, 2025. So far, Trump has chosen House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to be ambassador to the United Nations, former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to be Environmental Protection Agency administrator, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe to be CIA director, and Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. Trump has also chosen Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be secretary of state, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be attorney general, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) to be director of national intelligence, former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) to be Veterans Affairs secretary, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be interior secretary....