The Trump transition starts now

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania take the stage for his election night rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach on Nov. 6, 2024. Photo by Brian Snyder/ Reuters
The president-elect now has a 75-day transition period to build out his team before Inauguration Day arrives on Jan. 20. One top item on the to-do list: filling around 4,000 government positions with political appointees, people who are specifically tapped for their jobs by Donald Trump’s team.
That includes everyone from the secretary of state and other heads of Cabinet departments to those selected to serve part time on boards and commissions. Around 1,200 of those presidential appointments require Senate confirmation, which should be easier with the Senate now shifting to Republican control.
Read more about the transition process.