Trump Speed-Picks Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump has already begun picking his Cabinet nominees, barely a week after winning the presidential election. With 14 members chosen so far to be his aides, he appears to be wasting no time. The Cabinet consists of all Trump’s top advisers and department heads in areas such as Defense, Treasury, and Justice, making up a 27-member Cabinet that will advise the president and help run the federal government. With Trump’s promise to “Make America Great Again,” some of his nominations appear to align more with his vision of government reestablishment rather than the traditional Washington constabulary. As part of the checks and balances system, all nominees will normally need to be interviewed by each Senate’s relevant committees, but with Republicans now controlling the Senate, the process could be made easier for Trump....