President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

Here's a closer look at Trump's cabinet, and who actually had some sort of experience in politics prior to their nomination.

Although Vice President J.D. Vance recently assured an interviewer that Trump would decide to pardon the 1/6 rioters on a case-to-case basis, Trump pardoned all of them, even those convicted of assaulting Capitol police.

(AP Photo) This combination photo of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees who will have confirmation hearings Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, shows Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent, from left ...

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day.

Some Republican senators are pushing for the unusual step of making public a key vote on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination in the Senate Intelligence Committee, in an attempt to exert pressure on the ...

Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard needs to be confirmed as the new director of national intelligence (“Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule,” Jan. 24).

The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead ... Perhaps the most tenuous confirmation will be for Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of National Intelligence. Unlike Hegseth, a former Fox News host and ...

Bessent received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984. After graduating, Bessent worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and Kynikos Associates. [5] In 1991, Bessent began working at Soros Fund Management (SFM), where he was the firm's head of ...

President Donald Trump chose from his most loyal supporters when he created his Cabinet and appointed others to key roles within his administration.