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Scott Bessent speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington on July 10.

Hedge funder Bessent gets Trump blessing for Treasury

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 22, 2024 at 7:12pm
Former President Donald Trump and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman speak at the first tee during a LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami on April 7.

Biden mostly left sports issues to Congress. Trump’s return will change that

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 22, 2024 at 2:58pm
A Capitol Police officer takes a photo as a Marine helicopter carrying Barack and Michelle Obama lifts off from the East Plaza of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2017, following Donald Trump's swearing-in as president. The Bidens are slated to take a similar ride in two months. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Democrats are again ‘in between leaders’ as Biden prepares to leave office

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 21, 2024 at 5:55pm
Few senators have shaped the judicial confirmation process as much as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

A very judgy lame duck

By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted November 21, 2024 at 12:36pm
Chairman Michael Guest leaves the House Ethics Committee offices on Wednesday.

Ethics Committee won’t release Gaetz report, as Democrats turn to other tactics

By Justin Papp
Posted November 20, 2024 at 4:48pm, Updated at 6:54pm
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., talks with reporters before a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Trump win poised to bolster congressional investigative power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 20, 2024 at 2:57pm, Updated at 6:22pm
Matthew Whitaker, a strong Trump loyalist, is the president-elect's choice to be ambassador to NATO.

Trump picks loyalist Whitaker to be ‘America First’ envoy to NATO

By Rachel Oswald
Posted November 20, 2024 at 4:19pm
President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump’s first week in office may set tone on abortion policy

By Sandhya Raman
Posted November 20, 2024 at 4:06pm
Linda McMahon, seen here at the 2024 Republican National Convention, will be Trump's nominee to be Education secretary.

Trump picks Linda McMahon to be Education secretary

By Daniela Altimari
Posted November 19, 2024 at 10:19pm
Howard Lutnick, left, with President-elect Donald Trump in Michigan in October.

Lutnick tapped to lead Commerce Department under Trump 2.0

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 19, 2024 at 2:51pm
Former Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wisc., will be nominated to lead the Transportation Department.

Trump pick for DOT head Duffy has empty transportation resume

By Valerie Yurk
Posted November 19, 2024 at 6:05am
Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifies at a March 21 House Budget Committee hearing on the president's fiscal 2025 budget request.

White House asks for nearly $100B disaster relief package

By Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted November 18, 2024 at 4:53pm
President-elect Donald Trump holds the UFC heavyweight championship belt after a title fight between winner Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic in New York City on Saturday night.

Trump, GOP claim mandate, look to capitalize on ‘upper hand’

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 18, 2024 at 4:32pm
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., center, appears after being elected the new Senate majority leader after the Republican leadership election in the Capitol last week. Also appearing are, from left, incoming Conference Vice Chair James Lankford, R-Okla., Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Conference Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

Trump nominees will face friendlier Senate, with bigger majority

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 18, 2024 at 1:16pm
Where did Hulk Hogan land on this year’s Rothenberg best and worst list? Read on: If you dare!

Rothenberg’s Best and Worst of 2024

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted November 18, 2024 at 12:24pm
President-elect Donald Trump arrives at a House Republican Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He speaks with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.

Hotel MAGA-fornia: The sound and fury of Donald Trump in Washington — again

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 15, 2024 at 12:43pm
Pharmacy prescription drugs, for daily use to combat various medical problems, sit in a home in Sullivan County, N.Y.

Future of Medicare drug price negotiations murky under Trump

By Lia DeGroot and Jessie Hellmann
Posted November 15, 2024 at 10:18am
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., in July.

Interior pick Burgum endorsed broad energy policy as governor

By David Jordan
Posted November 15, 2024 at 9:29am
D. John Sauer testified during a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing in 2023.

Trump picks legal defense team for top Justice Department roles

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted November 14, 2024 at 8:10pm
Ranking member Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Chairman Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrive for a Senate Judiciary Committee markup on Thursday. Prior to the markup, they spoke to reporters about the nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be attorney general.

Who are these guys? The Congress-Cabinet-West Wing revue

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett
Posted November 14, 2024 at 6:19pm
President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs are expected to bring similar retaliation from China that dealt a heavy blow to exports in 2018 and 2019.

Trump’s tariffs seen delivering a repeat blow to US farm exports

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted November 14, 2024 at 4:16pm

At the Races: The Leftovers

By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 14, 2024 at 3:30pm
President Joe Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

White House touts ‘norms’ and ‘institutions’ it long warned Trump would obliterate

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 14, 2024 at 2:18pm
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

Trump plans to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted November 13, 2024 at 4:57pm
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary, previously led two veterans advocacy groups, Concerned Veterans of America and Vets for Freedom.

Trump taps Hegseth, veteran and Fox News host, to head DOD

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 12, 2024 at 9:10pm
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be ambassador to the United Nations. She warned the U.N. In an October statement that expelling Israel from the General Assembly would jeopardize U.S. funding.

Trump turns to GOP defenders Stefanik, Rubio for diplomatic posts

By Rachel Oswald
Posted November 12, 2024 at 5:55pm
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Nov. 5.

GOP considers handing Trump a path around Senate confirmations

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 12, 2024 at 5:46pm
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., seen on the second day of Republican National Convention in July.

Zeldin, Trump’s pick as EPA head, was a bit player on environment

By David Jordan
Posted November 12, 2024 at 5:15pm
President-elect Donald Trump has yet to tip his hand on whether he wants Congress to pass an omnibus spending package this year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Funding strategy unresolved

By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 12, 2024 at 4:57pm
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is among the candidates for majority leader.

Senate, House Republicans gear up for internal elections this week

By Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 12, 2024 at 7:58am, Updated at 4:27pm