2025 U.S. Government
We are in the midst of having the Presidential election certified today. The Final 2024 General Election results leads to a unified government on a Federal level! Last week Friday we had the 119th Congress swear House Speaker Mike Johnson, and the Senate is ready to make appointing of Executive Branch Cabinet members starting this week. See you on January 20th at noon EST!
Final Election Day Results 2024

Photo by Srikanta H. U on Unsplash
Presidential Election:
Real Results (01/06/2025):
| U.S. Presidential Election Final Results – 2024 | |
| State |
Final ECV |
| Alabama |
9 |
| Alaska |
3 |
| Arizona |
11 |
| Arkansas | 6 |
| California |
54 |
| Colorado |
10 |
| Connecticut |
7 |
| Delaware |
3 |
| Florida |
30 |
| Georgia |
16 |
| Hawaii |
4 |
| Idaho |
4 |
| Illinois |
19 |
| Indiana |
11 |
| Iowa |
6 |
| Kansas |
6 |
| Kentucky |
8 |
| Louisiana |
8 |
| Maine |
2 | 1 | 1 |
| Maryland |
10 |
| Massachusetts |
11 |
| Michigan |
15 |
| Minnesota |
10 |
| Mississippi |
6 |
| Missouri |
10 |
| Montana |
4 |
| Nebraska |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nevada |
6 |
| New Hampshire |
4 |
| New Jersey |
14 |
| New Mexico |
5 |
| New York |
28 |
| North Carolina |
16 |
| North Dakota |
3 |
| Ohio |
17 |
| Oklahoma |
7 |
| Oregon |
8 |
| Pennsylvania |
19 |
| Rhode Island |
4 |
| South Carolina |
9 |
| South Dakota |
3 |
| Tennessee |
11 |
| Texas |
40 |
| Utah |
6 |
| Vermont |
3 |
| Virginia |
13 |
| Washington |
12 |
| Washington, DC | 3 |
| West Virginia |
4 |
| Wisconsin |
10 |
| Wyoming |
3 |
| ESTIMATED TOTALS | (D) =226 Harris | (R) = 312 Trump |

DSC_0286-President’s Cabinet Working Session-8-23-13 courtesy of Openverse
President Trump’s Cabinet Nominees (Senate Confirmation Required):
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President Trump’s Cabinet Nominees
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Department of the State: Marco Rubio
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Attorney general: Pam Bondi
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Department of defense: Pete Hegseth
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Department of homeland security: Kristi Noem
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Department of labor: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
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Department of C.I.A.: John Ratcliffe
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Department of D.N.I.: Tulsi Gabbard
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Department of Medicare and Medicaid: Mehmet Oz
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Department of E.P.A.: Lee Zeldin
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Department of U.N.: Elise Stefanik
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Department of health: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Department of interior: Doug Burgum
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Department of Veterans affairs: Doug Collins
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Department of treasury: Scott Bessent
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Department of agriculture: Brooke Rollins
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Department of commerce: Howard Lutnick
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Department of transportation: Sean Duffy
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Department of F.D.A.: Martin A. Makary
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Department of energy: Chris Wright
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Department of education: Linda McMahon
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Department of NATO: Matthew G. Whitaker
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Department of housing: Scott Turner
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Department of C.D.C.: Dave Weldon
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Department of surgeon general: Janette Nesheiwat
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Department of O.M.B.: Russell T. Vought
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Department of C.E.A.: Stephen Miran
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Ambassador to Israel: Mike Huckabee
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Ambassador to Canada: Pete Hoekstra
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Deputy attorney general: Todd Blanche
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Solicitor general: D. John Sauer
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U.S. trade representative: Jamieson Greer
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N.I.H. director: Jay Bhattacharya
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Department of Navy: John Phelan
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Health deputy: Jim O’Neill
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Department of F.B.I.: Kash Patel
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Ambassador to France: Charles Kushner
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Department of NASA: Jared Isaacman
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Hostage affairs envoy: Adam Boehler
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Army secretary: Daniel Driscoll
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Department of S.E.C.: Paul Atkins
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Treasury deputy: Michael Faulkender
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Department of I.R.S.: Billy Long
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Department of S.B.A.: Kelly Loeffler
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Department of Social Security: Frank Bisignano
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Ambassador to China: David Perdue
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Ambassador to Chile: Brandon Judd
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Assistant attorney general civil rights: Harmeet K. Dhillon
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Assistant attorney general antitrust: Gail Slater
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Ambassador to Mexico: Ronald D. Johnson
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Ambassador to Turkey: Thomas J. Barrack Jr.
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Ambassador to Greece: Kimberly Guilfoyle
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O.M.B. deputy director: Dan Bishop
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Ambassador to Britain: Warren Stephens
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Ambassador to Bahamas: Herschel Walker
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Withdrawn Nominees
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Department of D.E.A.: Chad Chronister
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Attorney general: Matt Gaetz
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President Donald J. Trump with Senior Military Leaders courtesy of Openverse
President Trump’s Executive Position (Senate Confirmation not Required):
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President Trump’s Executive Positions
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Elected Vice President: JD Vance
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Chief of staff: Susie Wiles
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Deputy chief of staff: James Blair
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Deputy chief of staff: Taylor Budowich
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Deputy chief of staff: Stephen Miller
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Deputy chief of staff: Dan Scavino
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Border czar: Thomas Homan
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National security adviser: Michael Waltz
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Government efficiency counsel: Bill McGinley
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White House counsel: David Warrington
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Communications director: Steven Cheung
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Press secretary: Karoline Leavitt
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Staff secretary: Will Scharf
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Department of personnel: Sergio Gor
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Government efficiency lead: Elon Musk
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Government efficiency lead: Vivek Ramaswamy
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Department of F.C.C.: Brendan Carr
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Deputy national security adviser: Alex Wong
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Deputy assistant to President: Sebastian Gorka
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Middle East envoy: Steven Witkoff
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Department of legislative affairs: James Braid
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Department of political affairs: Matt Brasseaux
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Public liaison: Alex Latcham
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Department of domestic policy: Vince Haley
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N.E.C. director: Kevin Hassett
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Ukraine and Russia envoy: Keith Kellogg
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Senior adviser: Massad Boulos
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Trade counselor: Peter Navarro
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I.C.E. acting director: Caleb Vitello
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F.T.C. chair: Andrew Ferguson
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Presidential counselor: Alina Habba
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A.I. and crypto czar: David Sacks
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Voice of America director: Kari Lake
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Intellegence advisory board chair: Devin Nunes
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Photo by Michael on Unsplash
Senate Election:
Real Results (01/06/2025):
| U.S. Senate Final Election Results – 2024 | |
| State |
Senator |
| Alabama |
— |
| Alaska |
— |
| Arizona |
Ruben Gallego (D) |
| Arkansas | — |
| California |
Adam Schiff (D) |
| Colorado |
— |
| Connecticut |
Chris Murphy (D) |
| Delaware |
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) |
| Florida |
Rick Scott (R) |
| Georgia |
— |
| Hawaii |
Mazie Hirono (D) |
| Idaho |
— |
| Illinois |
— |
| Indiana |
Jim Banks (R) |
| Iowa |
— |
| Kansas |
— |
| Kentucky |
— |
| Louisiana |
— |
| Maine |
Angus King Jr. (I)
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| Maryland |
Angela Alsobrooks (D) |
| Massachusetts |
Elizabeth Warren (D) |
| Michigan |
Elissa Slotkin (D) |
| Minnesota |
Amy Klobuchar (D) |
| Mississippi |
Roger Wicker (R) |
| Missouri |
Josh Hawley (R) |
| Montana |
Tim Sheehy (R) |
| Nebraska |
Deb Fischer (R), Pete Ricketts (R) |
| Nevada |
Jacky Rosen (D) |
| New Hampshire |
— |
| New Jersey |
Andy Kim (D) |
| New Mexico |
Martin Heinrich (D) |
| New York |
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) |
| North Carolina |
— |
| North Dakota |
Kevin Cramer (R) |
| Ohio |
Bernie Moreno (R) |
| Oklahoma |
— |
| Oregon |
— |
| Pennsylvania |
Dave McCormick (R) |
| Rhode Island |
Sheldon Whitehouse (D) |
| South Carolina |
— |
| South Dakota |
— |
| Tennessee |
Marsha Blackburn (R) |
| Texas |
Ted Cruz (R) |
| Utah |
John Curtis (R) |
| Vermont |
Bernie Sanders (I) |
| Virginia |
Timothy Kaine (D) |
| Washington |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
| West Virginia |
Jim Justice (R) |
| Wisconsin |
Tammy Baldwin (D) |
| Wyoming |
John Barrasso (R) |
| NEWLY ELECTED | (D) =16 | (R) = 15 | (I) = 2 |
| TOTAL SENATE | (D) =46 | (R) = 52 | (I) = 2 |

Washington DC – Capitol Hill: United States Capitol courtesy of Openverse
House of Representatives Election:
Speaker of the House Voting on 01/03/2025:
| House Speaker Vote – 01/03/2025 (First Vote Round Stands) | |
| Votes For |
No. of Votes |
| Mike Johnson, R-LA | 218 |
| Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY | 215 |
| Others |
1 |
| TOTAL Speaker Votes | (D) = 215 | (R) = 218 | (O) = 1 |

Image courtesy of house.gov
U.S. House of Representatives Final Election Results (01/06/2025):
| U.S. House of Representatives Final Election Results – 2024 | |
| State |
Seats in H.R. |
| Alabama |
2 (D) | 5 (R) |
| Alaska |
1 (R) |
| Arizona |
3 (D) | 6 (R) |
| Arkansas | 4 (R) |
| California |
43 (D) | 9 (R) |
| Colorado |
4 (D) | 4 (R) |
| Connecticut |
5 (D) |
| Delaware |
1 (D) |
| Florida |
8 (D) | 20 (R) |
| Georgia |
5 (D) | 9 (R) |
| Hawaii |
2 (D) |
| Idaho |
2 (R) |
| Illinois |
14 (D) | 3 (R) |
| Indiana |
2 (D) | 7 (R) |
| Iowa |
4 (R) |
| Kansas |
1 (D) | 3 (R) |
| Kentucky |
1 (D) | 5 (R) |
| Louisiana |
2 (D) | 4 (R) |
| Maine |
2 (D)
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| Maryland |
7 (D) | 1 (R) |
| Massachusetts |
9 (D) |
| Michigan |
6 (D) | 7 (R) |
| Minnesota |
4 (D) | 4 (R) |
| Mississippi |
1 (D) | 3 (R) |
| Missouri |
2 (D) | 6 (R) |
| Montana |
2 (R) |
| Nebraska |
3 (R) |
| Nevada |
3 (D) | 1 (R) |
| New Hampshire |
2 (D) |
| New Jersey |
9 (D) | 3 (R) |
| New Mexico |
3 (D) |
| New York |
19 (D) | 7 (R) |
| North Carolina |
10 (D) | 4 (R) |
| North Dakota |
1 (R) |
| Ohio |
5 (D) | 10 (R) |
| Oklahoma |
5 (R) |
| Oregon |
5 (D) | 1 (R) |
| Pennsylvania |
7 (D) | 10 (R) |
| Rhode Island |
2 (D) |
| South Carolina |
1 (D) | 6 (R) |
| South Dakota |
1 (R) |
| Tennessee |
1 (D) | 8 (R) |
| Texas |
13 (D) | 25 (R) |
| Utah |
4 (R) |
| Vermont |
1 (D) |
| Virginia |
6 (D) | 5 (R) |
| Washington |
8 (D) | 2 (R) |
| West Virginia |
2 (R) |
| Wisconsin |
2 (D) | 6 (R) |
| Wyoming |
1 (R) |
| TOTAL H.R. | (D) = 215 | (R) = 220 | (I) = 0 |
A Prayer For Peace:
A moment of silence…

A prayer:
Dear God,
We extend our prayers to all leaders, regardless of whether they have our support at the polls. In alignment with the prophet Jeremiah, we pray for the peace and prosperity of our nation (Jeremiah 29:7),” stated Kim. “We strive to coexist peacefully with our neighbors, to convey truth to those in authority, to assist those in need, to safeguard the vulnerable, and to show love to all individuals created in God’s image, including those with whom we may hold significantly differing viewpoints.
Amen.
New International Version

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Present:
I continue wishing great peace and healing to a country under transition, that has been tattered in the form of invasion, inflation, over-government including over-taxation, intermittent discrimination, censorship, and more. There will be hope with my higher power to let the world mull and pray that peace will be able to be maintained.
Future:
I’m hoping for the peace of our whole country and unity for all, far into the future of the U.S.A., and beyond the coming semiquincentennial year of 2026 (250 year anniversary year).

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This season of House Speaker vote for Speaker, Senate nominations, and inaugurations will all happen with a half-mast flag in honor of the integrity of our recent passing of the 39th President Jimmy Carter.
God Bless the U S A !
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