President Donald Trump now has a full Cabinet of confirmed secretaries less than two months into his term, beating his recent predecessors and getting department and agency heads in place who will oversee his breakneck efforts to reshape and downsize the federal government.
The Senate confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be Trump’s labor secretary Monday night with bipartisan support, 67-32, his final cabinet secretary to get approval from the chamber. Senate Republicans praised new Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) for moving faster than the previous three administrations without resorting to recess appointments, despite Democratic efforts to block and stall the nominees. Trump’s ...