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Watch live: House GOP leaders speak after Trump visit, elections

House Republicans are set to hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon following President-elect Trump's visit to Capitol Hill. The GOP is likely to be taking a victory lap, as House ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Republicans projected to win House majority, securing GOP trifecta

Republicans will keep control of the House of Representatives, securing a governing trifecta along with Senate control and return to the White House.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

The megadonors who fueled Trump and the GOP and what's behind their giving

Who are the high rollers who bankrolled Trump and Republicans in the 2024 election, and what do they want in return for their generosity?

Politics - CBS News - 4 days ago

Live updates: Johnson nominated for Speaker, Thune elected Senate GOP leader

Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

The new Senate GOP leader walks a MAGA tightrope: From the Politics Desk

John Thunes will quickly face challenges as the new Senate GOP leader, ranging from the legislative filibuster to confirming Trump's Cabinet nominees.

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

House GOP reaches deal to make it harder to oust speaker

The agreement would increase the threshold that allowed a single member to trigger a no-confidence vote to remove the speaker.

GOP senators brush off concerns about Thune’s relationship with Trump

The new Senate majority leader has been critical of the president-elect, but even conservative senators expressed confidence that he would work well with Trump.

Politics - Politico - 5 days ago

GOP senators: Gaetz nomination to head Justice in serious trouble

Republican senators are warning that Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) nomination to serve President-elect Trump’s attorney general is in serious trouble, even though Republicans will control 53 seats ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

GOP senator concerned Gaetz 'can't get across the finish line'

Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) acknowledged to reporters Thursday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), whom President-elect Trump nominated to serve as attorney general, might not get ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Vance, Gaetz call senators to shore up support amid GOP concerns

Vice President-elect JD Vance has been working the phones reaching out to senators trying to gauge support for former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.

The House GOP is more aligned with Trump than ever: From the Politics Desk

About two-thirds of the House GOP majority taking office next year joined Congress in 2017 or later. They only know a world where Trump has been a leader of their party.

Senate GOP gives RFK Jr. pick relatively warm reception

President-elect Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set off immediate alarm among Democrats and public health experts, but so far the ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Texas GOP lawmaker responds to Trump's plan for mass deportations

With Donald Trump’s vows to radically revise the US immigration system, Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, said deportations should narrowly focus on convicted criminals.

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

President-elect Donald Trump has named the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and ...

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

The 9 GOP senators who could derail Trump’s Cabinet picks

Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump's controversial Cabinet picks, especially his two most polarizing choices: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...

Politics - The Hill - 18 hours ago

GOP challenger Hovde concedes Wisconsin Senate race, but questions ballot 'integrity'

Wisconsin GOP candidate Eric Hovde conceded in his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

No sign of second-guessing on Gaetz and Hegseth Cabinet picks by GOP amid controversies

President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Fox News host Pete Hegseth are coming under new scrutiny. Senate Republicans are privately saying they see no ...

Politics - NBC News - 7 hours ago

Erick Erickson: GOP should block RFK Jr.’s confirmation

Conservative radio host Erick Erickson said Republicans in the Senate should block Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary because his worldview does not align ...

Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago

What awaits the GOP's narrow House majority: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the ...

Trump picks ex-GOP Rep. Sean Duffy for Transportation secretary

President-elect Trump said Monday that his selection for the role of Transportation secretary in his upcoming administration is former Rep. and Fox Business host Sean Duffy (R-Wis.). “I am pleased ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago

10/21: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on presidential candidates' final push for voters in battleground states with just about two weeks until Election Day, why a report from lawmakers says the July assassination ...

10/22: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on the presidential candidates' final push for voters just two weeks from Election Day, what's behind a seeming rise in listeria recalls, and the sex trafficking allegations ...

10/23: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on how presidential candidates are trying to connect with voters ahead of Election Day, mounting evidence of a possible military alliance between Russia and North Korea, and ...

10/24: The Daily Report

Lindsey Reiser reports on new developments in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, the latest in the race for president as we enter the home stretch ahead of Election Day, and what comes next as ...

Reporting from the "Graveyard of the Pacific"

Correspondent Bill Whitaker and a 60 Minutes team took every precaution to report aboard a U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat in treacherous waves along the Pacific coastline.

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