Decision 2024

President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing Wednesday that he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be U.S. attorney general.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was chosen by House Republicans Wednesday afternoon to be the Republican nominee for speaker in January, according to a post by the House Republican Conference on X. 

Since his election last week, President-elect Donald Trump has announced over a dozen appointments to key cabinet positions and other high-profile posts in his administration. Each day has brought new announcements.

Republican incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert will hold on to his seat in California’s 41st Congressional District, NBC News projected Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation’s top prosecutor.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and presidential candidate, to serve as director of national intelligence, continuing to stock his Cabinet with loyal personalities complimentary to his own, rather than long-term professionals in their requisite fields.

The selection is the culmination of a long, complicated history between the two men.

President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary. Trump has picked someone who’s largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military. The news Tuesday was met with bewilderment and ...

Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives by the thinnest of margins, NBC News projected Wednesday, handing President-elect Donald Trump and his party all the levers of power in Washington.

Former California State Senator Dave Min will win California’s 47th district, replacing incumbent Republican Scott Baugh, NBC News projected Tuesday.

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell in the top job.

See updates on competitive House races in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Donald Trump visited the White House for an Oval Office meeting Wednesday with Democratic President Joe Biden and committed to a smooth transition of power.