T
he Senate confirmed
Robert F. Kennedy junior as health secretary by a vote of 52 to 48 on February 13th. A day earlier the Senate confirmed
Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. Mitch McConnell, a former leader of Senate Republicans, was the only member of his party to vote against either. Brooke Rollins won her vote to become secretary of agriculture by a much more comfortable margin of 72 to 28. The Judiciary Committee also voted to advance the confirmation of
Kash Patel, the president’s controversial pick to lead the
FBI.
Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a National Energy Dominance Council. He hopes to increase America’s production of energy from a range of sources to boost the economy and “make America energy dominant”. It was not clear over whom.
On this page we are tracking ten of the pledges Mr Trump has repeated most often. Follow the cards below, which we’ll update as the president makes some, or substantial, progress on each. Watch too how many executive orders he is racking up. And as the confirmation process kicks into high gear, see our who’s who of the Trump cabinet that is taking shape.
No progress
Made a start
Progress
Done
Executive orders in first hundred days
In less than a month, Donald Trump has signed more executive orders than Joe Biden issued during his first 100 days. The flurry of edicts, on everything from border security, to energy policy, to starting (and ending) trade wars, has unleashed a chaotic burst of activity as his subordinates try to implement his orders. Opponents have already begun to file lawsuits in the hope of stopping some from going into effect.
By February 1st about half of Mr Trump’s cabinet picks had been confirmed by the Senate. Some sailed through. Marco Rubio was confirmed as secretary of state with unanimous support. Others, such as Pete Hegseth, had a tougher time. He got 50 votes for and 50 against, forcing J.D. Vance, the vice-president, to break the tie. Mr Trump has grumbled about how slowly the process is going. In fact, the pace—six confirmations by February 1st—has been twice as fast as it was for Joe Biden in 2020; and faster than Mr Trump’s first term, when he had secured four nominations by the same date.
Executive departments
Cabinet-level officials
Sources:
The Federal Registry;
The Economist