The turnover tracker: who is out, and why

Moved or replacedNov. 6, 2026after 22 months

Trump announced on November 6, 2026, three days after Republicans lost Congress in the midterms, that she was moving to his political operation; ABC News reported, citing sources, that she submitted her resignation the night before after it became clear he blamed her for the losses.

Next in the job: Stephen Miller (since Nov. 9, 2026)

Now: Trump said she is moving to his political operation; no title has been given.

ResignedOct. 22, 2026

He announced his resignation on X on October 22, 2026 without giving a reason; the Wall Street Journal and Politico reported he was frustrated by delays in the administration's food-policy plans, including a postponed meeting on defining ultraprocessed foods.

Now: Wikipedia says he leads End Chronic Disease, an advocacy coalition he founded in 2024; no new post has been announced.

Moved or replacedOct. 16, 2026after 4 days

Administration officials said on October 16, 2026 that she was moving out of the job after a first briefing that drew criticism and after questions about her having described herself as a lawyer without passing a bar exam.

Now: A senior official said she would move to a new role to be announced later; none had been announced in the sources read for this profile.

ResignedSept. 1, 2026after 19 months

Trump announced in August 2026 that Warrington was leaving the administration to join the private sector; no further reason was given.

ResignedAug. 27, 2026after 19 months

She announced on August 12, 2026 that she was leaving at the end of the month to spend more time with her two young children.

Now: She returned to the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. and became a Fox News on-air contributor starting November 1, 2026.

Term or office endedJuly 4, 2026

The temporary DOGE organization reached the end date set in the president's January 2025 executive order and shut down on July 4, 2026.

Now: Her LinkedIn profile lists her as chief product officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Hill reported; Fox Business reported she leads a health technology office there.

ResignedJune 19, 2026after 16 months

She announced her resignation on May 22, 2026, saying she needed to care for her husband after his cancer diagnosis; her exit, first set for June 30, was moved up to June 19 after a conversation with Trump.

Next in the job: Bill Pulte (acting, named June 2, 2026), then Jay Clayton (since Aug. 3, 2026)

Now: No new role had been reported in the sources reviewed.

Term or office endedMay 22, 2026

His second four-year term as chair expired in May 2026 and the president chose Kevin Warsh to succeed him; Powell served as acting chair until Warsh was sworn in on May 22, 2026.

Now: He remains a member of the Federal Reserve Board; his term as a governor runs to January 31, 2028, and he said he would stay until the Justice Department matter was fully closed.

ResignedMay 12, 2026after 13 months

He resigned on May 12, 2026, after reports that the president had approved a plan to remove him and after a dispute over the authorization of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes.

On leaveMay 2026

Trump announced in April 2026 that Blair would take a leave of absence to run the president's political operation for the midterm elections, with a promise that he would return afterward.

Now: He led the Trump-aligned midterm effort from outside the White House; no source read for this profile shows that he has returned since the November 3 elections, and his old post is listed as vacant.

ResignedApril 20, 2026after 13 months

She resigned on April 20, 2026 while the department's inspector general was investigating misconduct complaints against her; the White House said she was leaving for a private-sector job.

Next in the job: Keith Sonderling (acting from April 20, 2026; Secretary since Oct. 2, 2026)

Now: According to Wikipedia, she joined the board of the Log Cabin Republicans and by August 2026 was a communications adviser to Think Big, a group that promotes data centers; this was not confirmed in a second source.

FiredApril 2, 2026after 14 months

President Trump fired her on April 2, 2026, announcing it on Truth Social; CBS News and others reported he was unhappy with her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and with the slow pace of prosecutions of people he sees as political opponents.

Next in the job: Todd Blanche (acting from April 2, 2026; Attorney General since Aug. 10, 2026)

Now: Trump and Bondi both said she would move to a private-sector job, but no employer or role had been reported in the sources reviewed; she testified to the House Oversight Committee about the Epstein files on May 29, 2026.

Term or office endedMarch 26, 2026after 14 months

He said he had used up the 130 working days a year that the law allows a special government employee.

Now: He co-chairs the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, an advisory body, and remains a partner at the venture firm Craft Ventures.

Moved or replacedMarch 24, 2026after 14 months

Trump announced on March 5, 2026 that Senator Markwayne Mullin would replace her and that she would become a special envoy; the move followed two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by immigration agents in Minneapolis and questions in Congress about a $220 million advertising campaign.

Next in the job: Markwayne Mullin (since March 24, 2026)

Now: Her six-month term as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas ended in fall 2026; a spokesperson said in October 2026 that she remains a senior adviser at the State Department working on the same program.

ResignedMarch 17, 2026after 8 months

He resigned on March 17, 2026, writing that he could not in good conscience support the war against Iran, that Iran had posed no imminent threat and that the U.S. went to war under pressure from Israel and its American lobby.

Next in the job: Joe Weirsky (acting), according to Wikipedia

Now: Since leaving he has given interviews urging opposition to the war, according to Wikipedia; no new post was reported.

Moved or replacedMarch 2026

He left the department in March 2026 when Trump removed Kristi Noem as secretary; CBS News and ABC News describe both as having been ousted.

Now: ABC News and CBS News reported on October 22, 2026 that the Justice Department is investigating whether he profited from his department role; he has not been charged and his lawyer says he has not been contacted and denies wrongdoing.

Moved or replacedJan. 26, 2026

He was relieved of his national role in late January 2026 and sent back to his sector post in California after immigration agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis; he retired from the Border Patrol at the end of March 2026.

Now: Retired; Wikipedia reports he has since criticized administration officials online, launched a whisky brand and, in June 2026, announced an exploratory committee for a 2028 Republican presidential run.

ResignedJan. 3, 2026after 10 months

He announced on December 17, 2025 that he would step down in January; President Trump said Bongino wanted to return to his show, and CNN reported he had often clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Now: He returned to broadcasting: he revived his online show and since August 24, 2026 has co-hosted The Bongino Report PM, a weekday afternoon program syndicated by Westwood One.

ResignedSept. 26, 2025after 8 months

He left the administration at the end of September 2025; Wikipedia, citing Axios, says he resigned to work in the private sector.

Now: According to Wikipedia, he founded a lobbying firm, The Sovereign Advisors, and was reported in March 2026 to be leading Innovation Council Action, a group that argues for lighter regulation of artificial intelligence.

FiredAug. 27, 2025after 27 days

The White House fired her on August 27, 2025, less than a month after she was sworn in; she told the Senate she was removed for refusing to approve vaccine recommendations in advance and to fire career scientists, while Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he asked her to go because she was not trustworthy.

Next in the job: A series of acting directors, then Dr. Erica Schwartz (confirmed 51-44 on Aug. 5, 2026)

Now: Wikipedia says she was hired in December 2025 as an adviser to a California Department of Public Health technology program; that claim is flagged there as needing a citation.

FiredAug. 8, 2025after 53 days

Trump removed him on August 8, 2025, less than two months after his confirmation; a White House official confirmed it and no reason was given, and Long said he was being named ambassador to Iceland.

Next in the job: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (acting commissioner from Aug. 8, 2025)

Now: U.S. Ambassador to Iceland: the Senate confirmed him 46-43 on May 18, 2026 and he took up the post on August 10, 2026, according to Wikipedia.

FiredAug. 1, 2025

Trump ordered her fired on August 1, 2025, hours after a jobs report showed 73,000 jobs added in July and cut the May and June figures by 258,000; he called the revision a major mistake without offering evidence that the data were wrong.

Next in the job: William Wiatrowski (acting), then Brett Matsumoto (since Aug. 11, 2026)

Now: Research scholar and distinguished policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, according to Wikipedia.

Term or office endedMay 30, 2025after 4 months

His term as a special government employee, limited to 130 days, ran out on May 30, 2025; he said he was returning to his companies, and days earlier he had publicly criticized Trump's tax and spending bill.

Now: Runs Tesla, SpaceX and X; after a public break with Trump in June 2025 the two reconciled, and the AP reported in October 2026 that he had given more than $276 million to Republican midterm efforts since July.

FiredApril 3, 2025

He was fired on April 3, 2025 along with his civilian deputy, Wendy Noble; the Pentagon gave no reason, and CBS News and Reuters reported it followed an Oval Office meeting in which activist Laura Loomer urged Trump to remove officials she considered disloyal.

Next in the job: Lt. Gen. William Hartman (acting), then Gen. Joshua Rudd (confirmed 71-29 on March 10, 2026)

Now: Retired from the Air Force in 2025; no current post was reported in the sources reviewed.

FiredFeb. 21, 2025

Trump fired him on February 21, 2025 in a Friday-night social media post that gave no reason; the AP described the move as part of an effort to remove military leaders who supported diversity programs.

Next in the job: Gen. Dan Caine (confirmed 60-25 on April 11, 2025)

Now: Retired from the Air Force; executive in residence at Duke University since July 2025 and, since February 2026, a member of the national security advisory board of the venture firm Shield Capital, according to Wikipedia.