2024 Elections

J.D. Vance resigns from Senate 10 days before inauguration

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) sent an official letter to Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) saying that his resignation will be effective at midnight Thursday in a move that leaves the Republican majority in the Senate at 51.

"To the people of Ohio, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate," Vance said in his letter. "When I was elected to this office, I promised to never forget where I came from, and I’ve made sure to live by that."

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'Hit job': Trump begs court not to 'undermine' his 'power' by releasing Jack Smith report

Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump pleaded with a federal appeals court to block special counsel Jack Smith's report on 2020 presidential election subversion.

After Attorney General Merrick Garland informed the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that he intended to release part of Smith's report, Trump responded with a brief, calling the investigation into his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election a "political hit job."

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Trump was fed questions ahead of time at Fox News town hall: book

A new book is claiming that someone at Fox News fed President-elect Donald Trump's campaign questions that the network planned to ask him at a town hall before the event took place last year.

CNN reports that a new book written by Politico's Alex Isenstadt claims that, roughly 30 minutes before the town hall began, an internal Fox News source sent images of the questions that hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum were going to ask him, as well as planned followup questions depending on the responses that he gave.

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MAGA attorney demands Trump seize Liz Cheney's assets as Jan. 6 'restitution'

David Clements, an attorney for Jan. 6 riot defendant Jacob Lang, demanded that the government seize the assets of former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) to be used as "restitution" for those who were charged with participating in the Capitol attack.

At a Monday news conference on the fourth anniversary of Jan. 6, Clements pleaded with President-elect Donald Trump to pardon his client, who remains in prison awaiting trial.

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Senator shares photo series contrasting 2025 with Trump's loss in 2021

Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) was at the U.S. Capitol Monday to observe the certification of the 2024 election — and he shared photos he said highlighted a stark contrast to the last time it happened.

Many Democrats have posted online that their party is not made up of election deniers, a slight aimed at the GOP which includes many members who still believe the 2020 election was stolen away from Donald Trump.

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'It ain't always about you': Whoopi Goldberg unleashes after Trump rant

Donald Trump is continuing to complain about marks of respect for former President Jimmy Carter impacting his inauguration by flying flags as half-staff.

And his gripes have left Whoopi Goldberg mad.

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Trump threatens to fire presidential archivist to prevent future classified docs charges

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to replace the Archivist of the United States after taking office to prevent being charged with stealing classified documents again.

In a Monday interview, conservative host Hugh Hewitt told Trump that his "problems in Florida at Mar-a-Lago started because the archivist complained to the DOJ because he hated you."

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'We have the videos': Newsmax host smacks down Jan 6. denier for downplaying violence

Newsmax host Sarah Williamson contradicted conservative activist David Sumrall for denying that supporters of Donald Trump violently rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

During a Sunday panel discussion, Sumrall predicted that Trump would follow through with a promise to pardon Jan. 6 defendants en masse on the first day of his presidency.

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Lindsey Graham shouts down GOP for 'playing Russian roulette' to get tax cuts

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) raised his voice at Republicans who want to pass tax cuts at the same time as border security measures.

While speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, Graham accused some Republicans of "playing Russian roulette."

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'Settling political scores': NBC host grills GOP leader on Kash Patel's revenge tour

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) would not commit to voting against Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, despite his vow to conduct a revenge tour against MAGA opponents.

During a Sunday interview on NBC, host Kristen Welker noted that Patel had written about getting retribution for several federal prosecutions of Trump.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene is worried 'foot of snow' could derail Trump election certification

U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Saturday raised the specter of a winter storm disrupting the certification of Donald Trump's election.

Greene is a close ally to Trump, whose speech in January of 2021 preceded MAGA rioters attempting to disrupt certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 victory. Biden, on the other hand, has promised a smooth and violence-free transfer of power.

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Mark Cuban spills about 'penultimate global power war' between billionaires

Billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday explained why he thinks fellow mega-rich Americans are kissing Donald Trump's proverbial ring.

Cuban, who has found himself in Trump's crosshairs in the past, took to social media over the weekend to give his insider perspective on why people like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are trying to woo Trump.

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'You lost all credibility': Nikki Haley called out after 'coming out against Trump's plan'

The woman who came in second to Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary in 2024 had a rare moment of public disagreement with the president-elect on Saturday.

Trump defeated Nikki Haley, who worked in his first administration as an ambassador, but it was rumored that bad blood still existed between them. When Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the general election, he immediately and publicly announced that Haley wouldn't work for him again.

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