As he prepares to become the nation's first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already the presumptive heir to the “Make America Great Again” movement. Vance hasn't been assigned a specific portfolio in the White House like some of his predecessors. While he has long-standing areas of interest, from tech and disaster relief to immigration, people close to the former Ohio senator say he sees his role as doing whatever is needed to best help President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration accomplish his agenda.
President-elect Donald Trump has laid out an ambitious agenda that he has promised will go into effect on Jan. 20, the day he will be sworn into office for his second term.
President-elect Donald Trump’s recipe for victory in Tuesday’s election was built on his ability to improve his support from 2020 with several different demographic groups, exit polls show.
President-elect Donald Trump mocked ABC News journalist David Muir during his rally for fact-checking him and claiming that overall violent crime was down.
Trump's former chief strategist told ABC Sunday he believes the billionaires' inauguration attendance is an "official surrender" to the next administration.
Trump’s proposal exerted pressure on the entire tech ecosystem that makes TikTok available to U.S. users, including app store operators and service providers like Oracle which hosts its servers.
When Donald Trump arrived in Washington in 2017 just before his first inauguration, he was a stranger to most in town. World leaders who were once critics have left the world stage or are more willing to work with him. Here are some of the ways things have changed: Trump once bragged about not having experience.
As he prepares to become the nation's first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already the presumptive heir to the “Make America Great Again” movement. Vance hasn't been assigned a specific portfolio in the White House like some of his predecessors. While he has long-standing areas of interest, from tech and disaster relief to immigration, people close to the former Ohio senator say he sees his role as doing whatever is needed to best help President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration accomplish his agenda.
With Vice President-elect JD Vance the early frontrunner in the race for the 2028 GOP presidential nomination, how do other potential contenders stay in the political spotlight?
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Cheryl Hines has joined President-elect Trump's inner circle as her husband Robert F. Kennedy awaits confirmation for his Cabinet role.
“We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office,” the company said in a notice on the app.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), a close ally of President-elect Trump and a rising GOP star in the House, is taking steps toward announcing a gubernatorial run in 2026. Sources say Donalds has approached Florida-based donors about running and has made a number of notable political hires, including Trump’s 2016 and 2024 presidential pollster Tony Fabrizio. …
CLEVELAND — Vivek Ramaswamy’s move this week toward a run for governor of Ohio did not clear or freeze the Republican field the way someone so closely and visibly aligned with President-elect Donald Trump ordinarily might.
President-elect Trump launched his first official cryptocurrency, which shot up in value quickly to kick off his inauguration weekend. “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING! Join my very special Trump Community. GET YOUR $TRUMP NOW,” the president-elect shared on Truth Social Friday night. The price…
Donald Trump has not yet taken office, but prominent Democrats have already started weighing in on one of the party’s most pressing strategic questions: is there room to work with the new administration?
Democrats are down in the dumps this inauguration weekend, and their hopes are not being lifted when they look at their prospects for winning back the White House in 2028. As President-elect Trump prepares to enter the Oval Office for a second time, plenty of Democrats looking at a potential field that includes Vice President…
As President Joe Biden was making one final lap around town this week, delivering farewell speeches to his diplomatic corps, military leaders and the nation at large, his appearances belied a grim reality: This is not how he’d hoped his half-century career in Washington would end.
Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, the state's governor announced Friday. Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision ends months of jockeying among top Ohio Republicans for the coveted seat, which Vance had held for less than two years before resigning Jan. 10. Choosing Husted removes at least one top contender from the 2026 governor's race, but DeWine said he still expects the field to be crowded.
An election official in a southern Arizona county where some leaders embraced voting conspiracy theories plans to resign at the end of February. Cochise County Record David Stevens’ plans to step down were revealed Friday, 10 days after he was sworn in for a third term in office. Stevens, a Republican who previously served four two-year terms in the Arizona House, won a third term as county recorder in November, breezing past a Democratic challenger.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Husted, 57, will serve until a special election in November 2026, the winner of which will complete the remainder of Vance's term.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed his state's lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's former seat in the U.S. Senate. The move was among several playing out as members of the party's narrow majorities in Congress prepare to join President-elect Donald Trump's new administration on Monday. Husted, 57, is a former speaker of the state House of Representatives who was also seen as a leading candidate to succeed the term-limited DeWine.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the multi-millionaire biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, plans launching a bid for Ohio governor, multiple sources confirm to Fox News.
Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-chair of President-elect Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), plans to run for governor of Ohio, two sources confirmed to The Hill on Friday. The Ohio governor’s mansion will be up for grabs in 2026, as sitting Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is term-limited. One of the sources said Ramaswamy’s plan…
Republican National Committee chair Mike Whatley, speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of his re-election, spells out the GOP's campaign priorities in the 2025 and 2026 elections
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced the Senate replacement for Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday afternoon. With just days left until President-elect Trump returns to the Oval Office, Vance officially resigned from Congress a week ago. DeWine’s replacement will serve until 2026. Two of the names floated were Trump’s former primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Friday that he is selecting Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. DeWine made the announcement at a press conference at 1 p.m. EST Friday. Earlier this week, speculation grew that he might choose Vivek Ramaswamy, the former presidential candidate…
Vice President Kamala Harris, surrounded by current and former staff, participated in the tradition of adding her signature to a drawer in her ceremonial office as her term draws to a close.
Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., revealed his behind-the-scenes role in persuading President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential campaign.
The Democratic Party's left wing has warned for decades that America is moving toward an oligarchy in which a handful of billionaires controls much of the nation's wealth and political power. President Joe Biden elevated such concerns from the Oval Office for the first time this week, just before he leaves office. In the hours that followed Biden's farewell address, progressives responded with a combination of appreciation, bemusement and frustration.
The swing voters who helped President-elect Donald Trump return to the White House are feeling optimistic about the next four years, but they’ll be watching to see whether their desire for change becomes a reality.
With President-elect Donald Trump days from his inauguration, Republican National Committee chair Mike Whatley spells out the GOP's campaign priorities in the 2025 and 2026 elections
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, setting her up to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat when he joins the Trump administraiton.
After Mike Johnson narrowly secured the speakership after a brief revolt from the right, he’s now drawing ire from the opposite wing of the Republican Party.
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, a top Trump ally in Congress, seems more vocal about running for Florida governor in 2026 in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Biden’s farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement, raising question with the commander in chief’s parting remarks. “Now he tells us. Biden speaks out against dark money, for climate action, and for SCOTUS term limits. I pressed four years for this speech,” Whitehouse posted…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state's next U.S. senator. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida's senior senator since 2010, to be secretary of state.
