The confirmation battles over Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be a test of how much Trump has changed the Republican Party.

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

Things could get even more dicey this week in the narrowly GOP-controlled Senate, as multiple Cabinet picks set to testify have raised eyebrows among senators on both sides of the aisle.

Historically, nominees for cabinet posts have been career politicians, bureaucrats, or academics with relevant experience or expertise. An example is former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a onetime construction worker and union boss who was nominated,

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a path to the 50 required votes for Senate confirmation.

Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is John Ratcliffe, who formerly served as Director of National Intelligence in Trump’s first term. His confirmation hearing took place last week, during which he repeatedly said he would not hire or fire employees based on their political views.

Republican senators are scrambling to get President Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees confirmed, promising to vote through the weekend if necessary.

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

But moving those nominees across the Senate floor will be no easy feat. It took two months to confirm the 15 department heads who made up President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. In 2017, Trump did not have his Cabinet in place until April 27, or three months after his inauguration.

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

The US Senate has the constitutional duty to vet the president’s nominees and ensure that no unfit authoritarians find their way into the White House. Which brings me to the appointment of brainworm-ridden dilettante Robert F.