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President-elect Trump’s team is confident that Senate Republicans will approve his cabinet selection – despite some of the picks raising eyebrows from Republicans and Democrats alike. A Trump transition official confirmed to Fox News that the president-elect is “confident that… Read More »Trump team 'confident' Senate Republicans will approve cabinet selections
Conservative Republican Nick Begich will win a tight race for Alaska’s lone seat in the House of Representatives, according to the Associated Press. Begich defeated his main rival, Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, the first Native Alaskan in Congress, and one… Read More »Trump-district House Democrat loses Alaska seat to political scion
A House Republican whose name has been floated for Secretary of Labor is traveling to Mar-a-Lago at the end of this week, two sources told Fox News Digital. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., who recently lost re-election in a close race… Read More »Lori Chavez-DeRemer heading to Mar-a-Lago after being floated for Labor Secretary: sources
Republicans are gearing up for a trifecta of control in Congress next year with a heightened focus on legislation against transgender medical procedures on minors. During a Senate panel on Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers discussed the future of legislative action in… Read More »GOP lawmakers reveal a heightened legislative focus against 'irreversible' gender surgery on minors
Nearly 200 migrant advocacy groups crafted a letter to President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding they close ICE detention centers and consider releasing detainees ahead of the Trump administration’s plan to reverse current policy. The letter, which… Read More »Nearly 200 groups urge Biden to release migrants, close detention centers before Trump arrives
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, on Wednesday urged his Republican colleagues not to form a “lynch mob” to block President-elect Trump’s controversial choice of Matt Gaetz to be U.S. attorney general. Neither should the GOP-controlled Senate give Gaetz a “rubber stamp,”… Read More »Lindsey Graham urges GOP not to form 'lynch mob' ahead of Gaetz confirmation
California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state’s minimum wage to $18 per hour; the first failure of such an initiative nationwide in almost 30 years. The tabulation came two weeks after Election Day due to… Read More »California voters narrowly reject $18 minimum wage; first such no-vote nationwide since 1996
Democrats are deeply divided on how aggressively to resist President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. While some are taking a conciliatory approach to the incoming Republican trifecta, others are vowing to thwart their policies with every legal and legislative tool… Read More »The Democratic leaders stepping up as Trump’s biggest foes
Change in votes compared with 2020 It may seem like a clear story: Donald Trump won the election by winning the most votes. He improved on his totals, adding about 2.5 million more votes than four years ago. But just… Read More »Key to Trump’s Win: Heavy Losses for Harris Across the Map
President Biden approved sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine late Tuesday, a reversal of policy and yet another escalation in the conflict with Russia ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration. Ukrainian officials have reportedly promised to only deploy the mines in Ukrainian… Read More »Biden makes another Ukraine policy shift with approval of sending anti-personnel mines