Pablo Hernández Rivera, the newly elected resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, has pledged to prioritize economic development and equal treatment in federal programs over the sterile status debate, and has called for a more inclusive and democratic approach to the issue of statehood.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration for attorney general and resigned from Congress, but the House Ethics Committee must release their report on allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she hopes President-elect Trump’s attorney general pick, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, will aim to “uphold the Constitution” if the Senate confirms her for the position. “Pam Bondi will have a hearing and will be able to make her views clear. I think the things that I look at,...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken received a fiery letter from Rep. Darrell Issa after it was reported that the State Department held therapy sessions following Trump's win.

Vice President Kamala Harris has kept a low profile in the weeks since losing the election to President-elect Trump and is expected to remain in Hawaii for a week.

Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is "compromised" by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria's president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran.

Sen. James Lankford said Sunday that no one knows whether the second Trump administration will let the Department of Justice operate without political interference and pressure.

The majority of Americans are happy that President-elect Donald Trump won the election and look forward to his second stint in the White House, a new poll has found.