US ELECTION DASHBOARD
Preparing public records and geographic context.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT / THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The presidency, the departments and the offices entrusted with continuity of government. A compact guide to who serves and what each office does.
01 / THE PRESIDENCY
The executive branch carries out federal laws. The President leads the branch and serves as commander in chief; the Vice President supports the President and presides over the Senate. Department heads advise the President and oversee their departments. How the branches work ↗
President of the United States
47th president · Second term
Serving · elected
Official profile ↗Serving · elected · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House administration and official profile list the serving officeholder.
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Serving · elected · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House administration and official profile list the serving officeholder.
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02 / THE CABINET & DEPARTMENTS
Browse by department, office or person. Expand a row for responsibilities, appointment evidence and official links. Dates describe the cited event; an omitted date is not an inferred vacancy.
22 of 22 offices shown
Foreign policy, diplomacy and international agreements.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Entry on duty: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Federal finances, taxation, currency and public debt.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Military forces, national defense and deterrence.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
White House uses Secretary of War as a secondary designation. Defense remains the statutory office in 3 U.S.C. §19.
Federal law enforcement and the administration of justice.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn in as Attorney General; earlier acting service is separate: .
Current White House listing cross-checked with DOJ; DOJ records confirmation August 8 and swearing-in August 10, 2026.
Public lands, natural resources and federal responsibilities to Tribal nations.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Food, farming, natural resources and related agricultural policy.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Economic growth, business development and job creation.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Workers’ rights, wages, workplace safety and labor standards.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office after Senate confirmation on September 30, 2026: .
Current White House listing cross-checked with DOL; confirmation September 30 and swearing-in October 2, 2026.
Public health and essential human services.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Housing assistance, community development and fair housing opportunity.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Confirmed and sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Federal transportation projects and transportation safety standards.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office; ceremonial oath followed January 29: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Energy policy, nuclear infrastructure and scientific research.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Educational excellence and equal access to educational opportunity.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Veterans’ health care, benefits and services for their families.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Border security, immigration enforcement, counterterrorism, cybersecurity and disaster response.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office following Senate confirmation: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
These agency and White House offices are separate from the 15 departments. Cabinet rank alone does not place an office in presidential succession.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing, cross-checked against linked agency or congressional appointment evidence.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing, cross-checked against linked agency or congressional appointment evidence.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House Cabinet listing, cross-checked against linked agency or congressional appointment evidence.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House Cabinet listing, cross-checked against linked agency or congressional appointment evidence.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing, cross-checked against linked agency or congressional appointment evidence.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House Cabinet listing, cross-checked against linked agency or congressional appointment evidence.
Serving · appointed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Government Manual White House Office table names Susie Wiles. White House July 1, 2026 personnel report lists Susan S. Wiles as Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff; Cabinet rank also listed in the February 20, 2026 Congressional Directory. This staff office does not require Senate confirmation.
Statutory naming: Department of Defense / Secretary of Defense. Executive Order 14347 ↗ authorizes “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” as secondary designations. The controlling succession statute continues to use Defense.
03 / CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
The Vice President comes first, followed by the congressional officers and department heads in the order below. The President is not a successor position. The Constitution governs vice-presidential succession; 3 U.S.C. §19 provides the order after the Vice President.
JD Vance
Vice presidency
Serving · elected · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House administration and official profile list the serving officeholder.
Mike Johnson
Legislative branch · Not Cabinet
Serving · elected · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
House leadership cross-checked against https://clerk.house.gov/Members/ViewLeadership. Congressional officer, not a Cabinet member.
Chuck Grassley
Legislative branch · Not Cabinet
Serving · elected · Source-checked
Sworn in as president pro tempore: .
Senator’s official office confirms president pro tempore service. Senate leadership page returned HTTP 403; that access failure does not imply a vacancy.
Marco Rubio
Department of State
Foreign policy, diplomacy and international agreements.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Entry on duty: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Scott Bessent
Department of the Treasury
Federal finances, taxation, currency and public debt.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Pete Hegseth
Department of Defense
Military forces, national defense and deterrence.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
White House uses Secretary of War as a secondary designation. Defense remains the statutory office in 3 U.S.C. §19.
Todd Blanche
Department of Justice
Federal law enforcement and the administration of justice.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn in as Attorney General; earlier acting service is separate: .
Current White House listing cross-checked with DOJ; DOJ records confirmation August 8 and swearing-in August 10, 2026.
Doug Burgum
Department of the Interior
Public lands, natural resources and federal responsibilities to Tribal nations.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Brooke Rollins
Department of Agriculture
Food, farming, natural resources and related agricultural policy.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Howard Lutnick
Department of Commerce
Economic growth, business development and job creation.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Start date not independently recorded.
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Keith Sonderling
Department of Labor
Workers’ rights, wages, workplace safety and labor standards.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office after Senate confirmation on September 30, 2026: .
Current White House listing cross-checked with DOL; confirmation September 30 and swearing-in October 2, 2026.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Department of Health and Human Services
Public health and essential human services.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Scott Turner
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing assistance, community development and fair housing opportunity.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Confirmed and sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Sean Duffy
Department of Transportation
Federal transportation projects and transportation safety standards.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office; ceremonial oath followed January 29: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Chris Wright
Department of Energy
Energy policy, nuclear infrastructure and scientific research.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Linda McMahon
Department of Education
Educational excellence and equal access to educational opportunity.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Doug Collins
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans’ health care, benefits and services for their families.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
Markwayne Mullin
Department of Homeland Security
Border security, immigration enforcement, counterterrorism, cybersecurity and disaster response.
Senate-confirmed · Source-checked
Sworn into office following Senate confirmation: .
Current White House Cabinet listing; appointment evidence linked separately. No start date is inferred when not independently established.
