November 14, 2024 New Senate bipartisan border bill introduced in wake of Trump election victory The Border Smuggling Crackdown Act raises federal penalties based on the number of people smuggled and severity of harm, aiming to deter organized human smuggling.
November 14, 2024 Trump privately backed John Thune in tight leader race, Sen Steve Daines suggested Sen. John Thune was privately backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Daines told his colleagues, despite Trump's choice not to publicly endorse.
November 14, 2024 Top GOP senators warn DOJ to preserve Jack Smith docs in Trump cases, citing 'past destruction' of records Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., have put the Department of Justice on notice, telling them not to get rid of any records regarding Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into President-elect Trump.
November 14, 2024 Election calendar continues with key post-election dates Election Day has passed, but state officials still have important steps ahead to verify the final vote tally. The process this year has changed due to reforms.
November 13, 2024 Republican Ken Calvert wins re-election to US House in California's 41st Congressional District Republican Rep. Ken Calvert won re-election to the U.S. House in California's 41st Congressional District.
November 13, 2024 Matt Gaetz faces GOP Senate opposition after Trump selection for attorney general Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz's selection by President-elect Trump for attorney general led to immediate pushback from some Republicans, who forecast a bleak outlook for a confirmation.
November 13, 2024 UFO hearing: Ex-Pentagon official says government 'cabal' is hiding 'the fact that we are not alone' Witnesses testified to the House Oversight Committee regarding the Pentagon's alleged hiding of UFOs.
November 13, 2024 Thune wins secret ballot to become new Senate GOP leader, succeeding McConnell After receiving a majority of conference votes, the newly selected leader will assume the role in January.
November 12, 2024 Republican David Valadao wins re-election to US House in California's 22nd Congressional District Incumbent Republican David Valadao is projected to emerge victorious in California's 22nd Congressional District. The highly contested race was considered to be a tossup.
November 12, 2024 Rick Scott gains new Senate endorsements out of candidate forum on eve of leader election Senate Republicans met on Tuesday night to hear from the three candidates to succeed Mitch McConnell, and Rick Scott left with two new endorsements.