Trump Expected to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State  —  The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator to be the nation's top diplomat.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his secretary of state …

Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta  —  Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with former President Trump back in the White House in January.  —  Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP would hold …

A Common Sense Democrat manifesto  —  Where do we go from here?  —  Years ago, I coined a phrase — the pundit's fallacy — to describe the belief that to win elections, a political party needs to cater to the exact views of the pundit writing the column.  —  So as a believer …

Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.

Scenes from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago transition  —  A look at the power players populating Trump's club since the election.  —  Over the weekend, Donald Trump zipped around his West Palm Beach club on a golf cart with Elon Musk, stopping to introduce him to club members.

Melania Trump expected to skip Wednesday White House meeting with Jill Biden  —  Melania Trump is not expected to attend the traditional White House meeting with first lady Jill Biden, sources familiar with her plans said.  —  It's a decision that underscores Melania Trump's long-held willingness …

Trump Selects Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser  —  The congressman is known as a China hawk and NATO critic.

Senate Dems begin their final effort until at least 2029 to put judges on the courts  —  In the coming weeks, Democrats will have their last chance to put Democratic nominees on the federal courts until at least 2029.  —  With Republicans taking Senate control on January 3 when the new Congress begins …

Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Build Future in Streaming  —  The veteran broadcaster, 77, will walk away from his seven-figure role in a watershed moment for cable TV.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Wallace is quitting CNN after three years as one of its biggest stars, he exclusively told the Daily Beast Monday.

Blue state govs gear up to protect their people  —  “You come for my people, you come through me.” … 👊  —  Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election last week has led, inevitably, to a miserable round of Democratic blaming, shaming, bitterness, and general panic.

Who really supports free speech?  —  A central premise of Donald Trump's candidacy is that he and his Republican allies are champions of free speech.  In a 2022 video, Trump claimed that “a sinister group of Deep State bureaucrats, Silicon Valley tyrants, left-wing activists …

FBI Director Christopher Wray is preparing for a possible forced exit under Trump  —  One person under consideration for the job is Trump adviser Kash Patel, who is also being considered to lead the CIA, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray …

Donald Trump Jr. Is Joining a Venture Capital Firm  —  The firm, 1789 Capital, invests in products and companies aimed at conservative audiences.  —  The eldest son of President-elect Donald J. Trump will not be a member of his father's administration — he is joining a venture capital firm.

Trump's shadow falls on Chinese solar giant  —  The United States' clean energy landscape is already changing just days after Donald Trump's election — as signs build of even bigger shake-ups to come.  —  Case in point: One of China's largest solar manufacturers — which had been slated …

Warren: Trump transition ‘already breaking the law’  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition.  —  “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law,” Warren said in a post on the social platform X.

Judge set to rule on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case  —  A judge is due to decide Tuesday whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

WATCH: Token Republican Scott Jennings Makes CNN Watchable Again  —  One of the biggest winners of the 2024 election was Scott Jennings.  The folksy columnist and former George W. Bush staffer was a dominant force in his role as CNN's token Republican, regularly holding his own in one-on-five debates …