(NewsNation) — Decision Desk HQ is watching two House races in California and the single House seat that represents Alaska. As of Thursday afternoon, Republican incumbent Michelle Steel leads Democratic challenger Derek Tran by just 349 votes out of more than 300,000

Aaron Dimmock, who unsuccessfully challenged former Rep. Matt Gaetz in this year’s Republican primary for Florida’s 1st Congressional District, is considering a run for the seat again now that President-elect Trump’s shock pick for attorney general has resigned. “I am taking

Pressure is building on the House Ethics Committee to release its findings on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who President-elect Trump said he will nominate to be attorney general. Such a move would be highly unusual, since the committee has no

President-elect Trump is quickly testing the will of Senate Republicans, asking them to back controversial picks to his Cabinet such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), while at the same time demanding they give him more

President-elect Trump announced Thursday he will nominate three of his personal criminal defense attorneys to serve in senior Justice Department roles.Todd Blanche will serve as deputy attorney general, and Emil Bove will serve as principal associate deputy attorney general, the

President-elect Trump announced Thursday that Jay Clayton, former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. The role is considered by legal experts to be one of the most

House Republicans are probing allegations of discrimination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Florida following the termination of an agency employee who advised a survivor assistance team to skip homes with President-elect Trump campaign signs. The House Committee on

(The Hill) - Educators and university leaders are on the edge of their seats as President-elect Trump makes his return to office with an aggressive posture toward K-12 and higher education. Trump has threatened multiple times to take away funding from

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to take the reins of the brand new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) under President-elect Trump — a panel with bold ambitions of slashing government costs and restructuring federal agencies.  However, it is likely to

(The Hill) -- Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys on Wednesday asked to quit representing the former New York City mayor as he battles with two Georgia election workers over their efforts to collect a $146 million defamation judgment.  Attorneys Kenneth Caruso and David

(NewsNation) — Comments on women in the military made by President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, have garnered criticism. “I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles,” Hegseth said during

A leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack intends to seek a pardon from President-elect Trump. Joe Biggs, a Florida Proud Boy and onetime correspondent for the far-right

(The Hill) -- Eva Longoria says she's anxious and nervous for Americans who can't "escape" their "dystopian country" following President-elect Donald Trump's White House win. "The shocking part is not that he won," Longoria told Marie Claire in an interview for its November

(The Hill) -- Dick Van Dyke, the 98-year-old legendary actor, says he's fortunate that he "won't be around" for President-elect Donald Trump's four-year term in the White House. Asked by DailyMail.com this week if Trump is "capable of making America great again," Van

(NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. "The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS