President-elect Trump’s selections for top Cabinet posts represent a marked departure from the policies of the Obama administration.
In recent weeks, Trump has nominated Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma attorney general, to the top position at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Rick Perry, former governor of Texas and a vocal critic of the DOE, to serve as energy secretary; Andrew Puzder, an executive at a fast-food company, to be the next Labor secretary; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to fill the top post at the Interior Dept.; and Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobile’s CEO, to serve as secretary of state.