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Bondi, 59, is seen by many as a loyal Trump ally and sharp legal mind

Republicans are facing backlash after President Biden and Majority Leader Schumer scored judicial wins as a result of GOP Senate absences.

Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from Trump’s nomination of attorney general on Thursday, and now the future for him in Congress is unclear.

Democrats have the most pessimistic view of their party’s future recorded in eight years after President-elect Trump won the 2024 presidential election, a new Pew Research survey shows.

Matt Gaetz had resigned last week from the 118th session of Congress, but it was unclear whether he would serve in the 119th session, beginning in January.

The person who will be nominated to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to be announced in the coming days, sources tell Fox News Digital.

Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers is no longer in contention to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Dan Scavino, a senior adviser to President-elect Trump.

New York Gov. Kathy Hocul announced a rebate for residents who switch from a fossil-fuel powered dryers to green alternatives.

Judge Juan Merchan on Friday granted President-elect Trump’s request to file a motion to dismiss the charges in New York v. Trump and removed the sentencing date for the president-elect from the schedule.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the new chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, says President-elect Trump is on-board to help protect and expand the newly won GOP Senate majority

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says “the Trump-Vance transition team has not yet entered into the agreements with the White House and the General Service Administration.”

Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has called a Democrat-backed recount of her 2024 House race a waste of taxpayer money while she leads Christina Bohannan by fewer than 1,000 votes.

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he will chair the Senate Rules Committee as well as the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense during the 119th Congress.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education settled a lawsuit with a faith-based legal group to rescind their mandate for teachers to adopt a set of required guidelines for teaching.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is hoping to lead the Democrat Senate campaign arm in 2026, says Democrats waited too long to propose solutions for the immigration crisis.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles.

Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston pledged to resist Trump’s proposed immigration policies, predicting that residents will rise up and have a “Tiananmen Square moment.”

The Massachusetts GOP called out Democrats Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for refusing to work with President-elect Trump on immigration enforcement.

President-elect Trump announced on Thursday that his nomination for U.S. attorney general is Pam Bondi, the former attorney general for the state of Florida.

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey conceded the race to Republican Dave McCormick more than two weeks after Election Day.

Will scrutiny increase for Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard after attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz pulls his name from consideration?

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a nearly $200,000 contract with Irish consulting firm Accenture ahead of President-elect Trump returning to the White House.

A reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to explain why President Biden no longer calls President-elect Trump an “existential threat” after the election.

A state senator demands Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr intervene and demand the death penalty for Laken Riley’s murderer Jose Ibarra.

There are still three uncalled House races that will determine the size of the Republican majority in Congress after the 2024 elections.