President-elect Donald Trump's top allies are working to thwart either Sen. John Thune or Sen. John Cornyn from becoming the next majority leader and are pushing for Trump stalwart Rick Scott of Florida to win the post.

Sen. Eric Schmitt has decided to take his name out of the running for attorney general in the second Trump administration, saying he'd rather stick to the Senate.

Kamala Harris lost all seven swing states and publicly conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump. The Harris Victory Fund is now directing its money to her "recount" efforts.

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign spent at least $20 million on celebrity appearances during her failed presidential bid, federal election records revealed.

President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming return to the presidency has companies and nations scrambling to adapt to his planned tariff policies, particularly his threat of a 60% tariff on Chinese goods.

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he will nominate former Rep. Lee Zeldin, New York Republican, to head the Environmental Protection Agency, putting a key Trump loyalist in line for the helm of a critical regulatory agency.

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Chris Wallace, the veteran newscaster who left Fox News after decades to join CNN's short-lived streaming service, will depart the network this fall. News of Wallace's departure was first reported by The Daily Beast. In a statement to The Hill late Monday, CNN CEO Mark Thompson called Wallace "one of the most respected political journalists...

President-elect Trump has chosen Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) to serve as his national security adviser, tapping the former Green Beret to fill a top White House post, multiple sources confirmed to The Hill. Waltz, 50, has served in Congress since 2019. He has called for Europe to do more to support Ukraine and for the...

Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with President-elect Trump back in the White House in January. Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP would hold the House by winning its 218th seat on Monday, the number needed for a majority in the lower chamber....