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 …

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.

Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake  —  Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.

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 …

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 …

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.

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows appeal in Georgia election interference case  —  Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff failed in his bid to move the case to federal court to mount immunity arguments.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a setback …

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 …

FAA considers Haiti travel ban after planes struck by gunfire  —  The Federal Aviation Administration will decide whether to ban flights to Haiti on Tuesday after gunmen shot at two different flights attempting to land there.  —  As of Monday, the Toussaint Louverture International Airport …

MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage  —  MSNBC saw its audience crater on Thursday and Friday, just days after the left-of-center network beat CNN in election night ratings for the first time ever.  —  Thursday's total average daily viewers on Fox News came …

The big takeaway from Trump's whirlwind round of personnel announcements  —  The president-elect is sending a clear message to Washington as he begins to reveal who's in — and who's out — of his next administration.  —  Donald Trump is sending a message to anyone hoping to work with his second White House: Dissenters need not apply.

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 …

Freedom Caucus's rogue procedural move raises questions about consequences  —  Key members of the House Freedom Caucus went rogue with parliamentary procedure on the House floor while GOP leaders were far away and focused on other matters on Election Day, raising questions about whether …

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

Who's really running Donald Trump's 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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Why Trump's Deportations Will Drive Up Your Grocery Bill  —  For the past few years, over and over, voters have told pollsters and pundits that they're hopping mad about inflation.  Well, we just elected a president who, if he follows through on two of his central campaign promises …