The lame duck session of Congress is already proving to be consequential for the Trump administration’s nomination process. It’s also proven consequential to outstanding budgetary bills that will determine policy right into 2025.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Chris Wray declined requests to testify at a Nov. 21 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing. The Senate committee had called the hearing to discuss ongoing threats to national security and called on Mayorkas and Wray to address the committee in an […]

An internal Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) investigation found “no evidence” that a directive to hurricane relief workers to avoid the homes of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters came from senior agency officials, according to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. The statement follows backlash over the revelation that a FEMA supervisor ordered Hurricane Milton relief workers canvassing […]

House Republicans will have to select a new chairman for the House Foreign Affairs Committee after Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced he will be stepping down from the chairmanship.  

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for secretary of state. What does Rubio’s nomination tell us about the future of U.S. foreign policy?

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations and appointments for key roles in his upcoming administration have prompted mixed reactions. Trump continues to build his new team, announcing his choices this week for high-profile positions in his Cabinet and senior advisor roles. Here are some of his picks that have gained the most attention. Attorney General: Matt Gaetz […]

Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as their new leader, putting him on track to become Senate majority leader next year. Conducted by secret ballot in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, the vote was between Thune, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Thune won in the second round […]

Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) are running to be the next Senate Republican leader.  

The balance of power in Congress is still not definite. Republicans in the Senate and the House will have leadership elections this week.

Democratic incumbents are defending competitive House seats they kept in 2022 but with slimmer advantages heading into the general election. It remains to be seen if voter turnout is changed in key districts due to it being a presidential election year. Here are three House races to keep a close eye on Election Day.

Democrats’ lead in the Senate races in Arizona and Nevada shrinks to its tightest point five days ahead of the general election, and former President Donald Trump is ahead in the polls for the presidential race in the crucial purple states.

Democrats’ lead in the battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania is razor thin six days ahead of the general elections. Republicans need to flip just one to have a clear path to majority.  

Vice President Kamala Harris and Rep. Colin Allred held a rally in Houston, Texas, this Friday. NTD’s Luis Martinez sheds some light on why Democrats are spending campaign time in a largely Republican state.

Former President Donald Trump leads in the polls in the states of Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. But Democratic senatorial candidates are ahead of their republican counterparts. Polling suggests voters are ticket-splitting.  

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.—The major presidential candidates held six campaign events in Michigan on Oct. 18, including an appearance by each in Oakland County, home to over a million of the state’s 8.4 million registered voters. With 18 days remaining before the election, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris hammered home their core […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson has expressed he will seek reelection in the 119th Congress. Republicans are set to vote as early as one week after the general election.  

JD Vance participated in a town hall hosted by Moms for America in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The GOP presidential ticket is 13 points behind Democrats when it comes to women’s vote.  

With less than 21 days until the general election, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is campaigning in states where he is trailing Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris by double digits.

There are 36 million Hispanics registered to vote in the 2024 election. How could the Hispanic vote decide the results of the general election?

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is leading the polls by five points and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida is leading by four, but Democrats think that both states are in play.