YOUR GOVERNMENT
Here is the updated hierarchy for the U.S. federal government.
Executive Branch
* President of the United States
* Current Holder: DONALD J TRUMP
* Role: Head of State, Head of Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
* Vice President of the United States
* Current Holder: J.D. VANCE
* Role: Presides over the U.S. Senate and is first in the presidential line of succession.
* Cabinet Members (Heads of Executive Departments)
* Appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. As a new administration, many cabinet positions are still being filled by acting secretaries or awaiting Senate confirmation.
* Key confirmed or announced nominees include:
* Secretary of State: (Position in transition)
* Secretary of the Treasury: (Position in transition)
* Secretary of Defense: (Position in transition)
* Attorney General (Head of the Justice Department): PAM BONDI.
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Legislative Branch (U.S. Congress)
(This branch is separate from the executive and its composition is determined by congressional elections)
* United States Senate
* President of the Senate: The Vice President (J.D. Vance) - casts tie-breaking votes.
* President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Patty Murray (D-WA)
* Senate Majority Leader: Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
* Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
* 100 Senators (2 from each state)
* United States House of Representatives
* Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson (R-LA-4)
* House Majority Leader: Steve Scalise (R-LA-1)
* House Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-8)
* 435 Voting Representatives (apportioned by state population)
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Judicial Branch
(This branch is independent and its members have lifetime appointments, so it does not change with elections)
* Supreme Court of the United States
* Chief Justice of the United States: John G. Roberts, Jr.
* Associate Justices (8 total):
* Clarence Thomas
* Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
* Sonia Sotomayor
* Elena Kagan
* Neil M. Gorsuch
* Brett M. Kavanaugh
* Amy Coney Barrett
* Ketanji Brown Jackson