Electoral and political intelligence
2026-04-26
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Trump Second Term: Cabinet Stability and Policy Continuity Through 2026
Fifteen months in, the second Trump cabinet has cleared confirmation, executed roughly 150 executive orders by April 2025, and absorbed the Musk DOGE exit. The Q1 2026 turnover watch sits on Bessent, Hegseth, Patel, and Bondi.
Donald Trump began his second term on January 20, 2025 with the most ideologically aligned cabinet of any modern presidency, the narrowest House majority since 1931, and a policy supply chain pre-built by the Heritage Foundation Project 2025 mandate. Senate confirmations cleared in two waves: Marco Rubio (State) by 99 to 0, Pete Hegseth (...