Trump’s pick for attorney general will get to burnish his MAGA-loyalist credentials whether or not the Senate confirms him.

Gaetz is a firebrand who has been divisive even in his own party and was previously investigated by the DOJ for sex trafficking, though that probe ended in 2023 without charges be

The president-elect's pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general signals that he wants the Justice Department to take a sharp-elbowed, hyperpartisan approach to legal matters.

Republican Dave McCormick won the U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, Decision Desk HQ projected on Thursday, beating Democratic incumbent Bob Casey in an important win for Republicans hoping to capture a majority in the chamber.

Unofficial returns in the race between Senator Bob Casey and Dave McCormick have triggered a mandatory recount under state law.

The tight margin in the Senate race between Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania and Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick has triggered an automatic recount under Pennsylvania law.

The first test will come Wednesday during internal House Republican leadership elections that will establish the new power centers for a Washington dominated by President-elect Donald Trump.

In January, Mike Johnson faces another vote to stay in the job that places him second in line for the presidency after Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana on Wednesday won the House Republican nomination to remain as House speaker. Johnson faces a full House vote in the new year, where he will need the support of a majority of the full House,