The United States does not have a single “government team.” Authority is divided among independently selected institutions. The president appoints executive officials, voters elect Congress, and federal judges receive life tenure after presidential nomination and Senate confirmation.
President, vice president, and executive leadership
The list below follows the White House’s current Cabinet directory. “Acting” identifies officials temporarily performing the duties of an office.
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States45th and 47th president; head of state, head of government, and commander in chief.
JD Vance
Vice PresidentPresident of the Senate and first in the presidential line of succession.
Marco Rubio
Secretary of StateLeads diplomacy and advises the president on foreign policy.
Scott Bessent
Secretary of the TreasuryOversees federal finances, revenue policy, debt management, and financial sanctions.
Pete Hegseth
Secretary of WarLeads the department responsible for national defense and the armed forces.
Todd Blanche
Acting Attorney GeneralHeads the Department of Justice and serves as the federal government’s chief law-enforcement officer.
Doug Burgum
Secretary of the InteriorOversees public lands, natural resources, national parks, and relations with Tribal nations.
Brooke Rollins
Secretary of AgricultureLeads federal policy on farming, food programs, rural development, and forests.
Howard Lutnick
Secretary of CommerceOversees economic development, trade data, patents, standards, and weather services.
Keith E. Sonderling
Acting Secretary of LaborAdministers federal workplace, wage, safety, and employment programs.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesLeads the federal government’s principal health and human-services department.
Scott Turner
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentOversees federal housing policy, community development, and fair-housing enforcement.
Sean Duffy
Secretary of TransportationLeads federal policy for aviation, highways, rail, transit, pipelines, and maritime transport.
Chris Wright
Secretary of EnergyOversees energy policy, nuclear security, national laboratories, and scientific research.
Linda McMahon
Secretary of EducationLeads federal education policy, student aid, civil-rights enforcement, and education research.
Doug Collins
Secretary of Veterans AffairsDirects health care, benefits, and memorial services for veterans.
Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland SecurityLeads border, immigration, emergency-management, cybersecurity, and transportation-security agencies.
William J. Pulte
Acting Director of National IntelligenceCoordinates the U.S. Intelligence Community and briefs national decision-makers.
John Ratcliffe
Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyLeads foreign intelligence collection, analysis, and covert-action capabilities.
Jamieson Greer
U.S. Trade RepresentativeDevelops and negotiates U.S. international trade policy.
Kelly Loeffler
Administrator, Small Business AdministrationOversees federal loan guarantees, contracting support, and disaster assistance for small businesses.
Russ Vought
Director, Office of Management and BudgetCoordinates the president’s budget and reviews agency rules and management priorities.
Lee Zeldin
Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyAdministers federal environmental statutes and pollution-control programs.
Congressional leadership
House and Senate party leaders organize floor strategy and party work, but each chamber acts through its full membership, committees, and formal rules.
Mike Johnson
Speaker of the HouseR–Louisiana
Steve Scalise
House Majority LeaderR–Louisiana
Tom Emmer
House Majority WhipR–Minnesota
Hakeem Jeffries
House Democratic LeaderD–New York
Katherine Clark
House Democratic WhipD–Massachusetts
John Thune
Senate Majority LeaderR–South Dakota
John Barrasso
Senate Majority WhipR–Wyoming
Chuck Schumer
Senate Democratic LeaderD–New York
Dick Durbin
Senate Democratic WhipD–Illinois
Chuck Grassley
President pro temporeR–Iowa
The Supreme Court
Nine justices currently serve. The year shown is when each took a seat on the Court.
John G. Roberts Jr.
Chief Justice2005
Clarence Thomas
Associate Justice1991
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Associate Justice2006
Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice2009
Elena Kagan
Associate Justice2010
Neil M. Gorsuch
Associate Justice2017
Brett M. Kavanaugh
Associate Justice2018
Amy Coney Barrett
Associate Justice2020
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Associate Justice2022