2024 Elections

Residents of unincorporated New Castle, Pennsylvania, drove a surge in support for Donald Trump in 2024. Now, they're counting on him not to cut their Social Security benefits, The Washington Post reported.

New Castle used to be a booming industrial town, and a century ago it was a bastion of support for Democratic politicians, said the report: "Before Trump won New Castle, the city had last backed a Republican presidential candidate in 1956, when voters narrowly supported Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) over Adlai Stevenson (D), according to Andrei Pagnotta, a resident who has spent years studying the region’s election results. But the city changed dramatically as factories closed and younger residents moved to more vibrant urban areas ... The city’s population of 21,000 is roughly half what it was during its peak in the 1940s."

Outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has just over a week left before she'll be replaced by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), but a government watchdog group alleges that she broke a key law on her way out the door.

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) said Sinema used campaign funds for personal purposes, cited The Arizona Republic on Tuesday. The group says that it has filed an official complaint.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) argued that 2024 would end with the last Christmas "under Democrat communist control."

In a Christmas Eve message on her official government X account, Greene wished her followers a happy holiday.

The amount of "tasteless" merchandise being pushed out by Donald Trump is igniting questions about financial transparency ahead of the incoming president taking office.

MSNBC opinion writer Zeeshan Aleem wrote Monday that Trump's expensive gold shoes and AI trading cards might seem funny, but behind them the reality is that many Americans are falling for money-making schemes.

A caller lobbed a sarcastic response at C-SPAN host Mimi Geerges after she corrected him by pointing out that President-elect Donald Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and not "rape."

During Monday's Washington Journal program, a Democratic caller from California named Joshua said he was concerned about Trump's nominations.

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon cited Jesus Christ to defend former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after a House Ethics Committee report linked him to alleged sex and drug crimes.

On Monday, just days before Christmas, Bannon responded to an Ethics Committee report which accused Gaetz of purchasing illegal drugs and paying numerous women for sex — including a 17-year-old girl.

Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, defended the president-elect's desire to take over Greenland by arguing his boss was a "real estate master."

During a Monday interview on Newsmax, Lewandowski outlined some of Trump's expansionist plans for his next administration.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) hinted that he could run for U.S. Senate just hours before a House Ethics Committee report was expected to suggest that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl.

While speaking at Turning Point USA's AmFest conference on Sunday, Gaetz responded to speculation about his next move after backing out as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next attorney general.

President-elect Donald Trump used a speech to MAGA supporters to strongly push back on claims that billionaire Elon Musk had effectively taken over his presidency.

While speaking to Turning Point USA's AmFest conference attendees on Sunday, Trump argued that "big companies" wanted him to cut regulations more than slashing taxes.

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo pressed incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt after 38 Republicans voted against President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute demand to raise the debt ceiling as part of a bill to prevent a government shutdown.

During an interview on Sunday Morning Futures, Bartiromo told Leavitt that "drama" broke out on Capitol Hill due to Trump's demands derailing a government spending bill.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) attacked Hunter Biden when asked about billionaire Elon Musk's outsized role in influencing President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Mullin touted Musk as the solution to government spending after the billionaire temporarily derailed a bill to prevent a government shutdown.

Ivanka Trump is expected to remain an "informal adviser" in President-elect Donald Trump's next administration but will do it "under the radar" this time, sources close to the former president's daughter said.

In a Sunday report, CNN revealed that Ivanka Trump intended to stay out of the divisive political limelight in the next administration.

Donald Trump has stated some plans for retribution against those he feels have wronged him, but once he gets back in office, he will reportedly be facing a defined group that has been building roadblocks.

Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director has accelerated fears of Trump critics about the potential of revenge-based investigations, in part because of Patel's stated desire to probe Trump's enemies.