Donald Trump's new attorney general pick Pam Bondi appears easily positioned to pick up the mantle on his goal of overhauling DOJ and his pledge for retribution.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will chair a new subcommittee aimed at eliminating government waste under the newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency.”

Two lawmakers to introduce bills to 'eliminate' the Department of Education.

GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer said there was "a sense of relief" after Matt Gaetz made his statement resigning from the attorney general nomination.

Senate Democrats are expected to dedicate hours of floor time in coming weeks as a last-minute effort to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary.

After weekend with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out a tentative plan to keep the government funded that could tee up a funding fight in Trump’s first 100 days.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday evening that House Republicans from across the conference struck a deal to raise the threshold for the motion to vacate.

Though Republicans will likely soon have control in the Oval Office, House and Senate, every president since 1981 who's elected with a similar trifecta has lost it in the next midterm.

As of Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern, ABC News is reporting that Republicans have won at least 218 seats in the next House and Democrats have won at least 208.

Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP government in Washington.

John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott are vying to succeed Mitch McConnell as the Republicans leader in the U.S. Senate.

Thune beat out Sen. John Cornyn in a second round of votes, securing enough to clinch the position.

Donald Trump is back in Washington, arriving with billionaire Elon Musk. His first stop was to speak to House Republicans.

House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by other Republican members of Congress for the first time since the election.

House Republican leaders took a victory lap as they returned to Washington, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

Donald Trump scored a comprehensive victory Tuesday, improving his numbers across several key demographics. Can other Republicans do the same?

The House is still up for grabs. ABC News political director and Washington bureau chief Rick Klein dives into the shifting balance of power on the federal level.

The GOP has clinched control of the Senate and eye the House as final results from the 2024 election trickle in.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks after Trump's election win.

ABC News’ Rick Klein and Rachel Scott break down how Republicans clinched control of the Senate with key flips and the state of the race in the House of Representatives.

How big will the Republicans' U.S. Senate majority be?

Republicans are projected to clinch control of the Senate after flipping at least two key states and successfully protecting their incumbents.

Senate Democrats head into Tuesday's elections defending a 51-49 majority; Republicans call it their best opportunity in a decade to gain ground.

Republican's narrow majority in the House of Representatives enters Tuesday on the knife's edge, with both parties possessing paths to control in the next Congress.

Some Republican-led states will not allow federal poll monitors at voting locations on Election Day, officials tell ABC News.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with co-founder of the Gender Liberation Movement, Raquel Willis, on the GOP’s recent use of advertisements targeting transgender females.

Jessica Millan Patterson, the chair of the California Republican Party, discusses closely watched House races in California that could impact the balance of power in Congress.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tore into a handful of former military generals and ex-Trump administration officials for their criticism of the former president.

As a rural dog owner, I know Kristi Noem's story is far from normal.

What 538's 2024 Senate election forecast says.

With two weeks until Election Day, officials say the 2024 race is already the most litigated in history as the Trump and Harris campaigns face off over election claims.

Some ex-pats living abroad are sounding the alarm after Republicans in three swing states have tried to delay accepting and counting overseas absentee ballots.

Republicans are walking a tightrope as they work with a Democratic White House to help states recover from election-time, back-to-back hurricanes while managing optics.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to definitively answer questions on Republican rhetoric surrounding the presidential election and the results of the 2020 race.

Journalist Paola Ramos sat down with ABC News to discuss the cultural vulnerabilities facing Latinos during this election cycle.

Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney joined Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in Wisconsin and announced she’s voting for a Democrat for the first time in her life.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Rep. Elise Stefanik, NY-R, about the biggest moments of the 2024 vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.

American Samoa held its Republican caucuses on Friday, March 8

Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, allegedly made racist and inflammatory comments online from 2008 to 2012. ABC News has not confirmed this reporting.

Monday's report alleging infidelity and possible violations of House ethics rules by Republican Rep. Anthony D'Esposito could have implications beyond his reelection bid.

As Kamala Harris gives an abortion speech in Georgia, 538 looked at how anti-abortion Republicans performed in primaries this year.

Visceral rhetoric over Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, has underscored just how much the GOP has evolved away from "compassionate conservatism" on immigration.

Living in constant fear, Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, tell ABC News they’re afraid to leave their homes.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris' family life, saying she "doesn't have anything keeping her humble."

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien on where the temporary spending bill stands. The measure would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months.

While clamoring for Donald Trump to focus on kitchen table issues in his race, Republicans are dishing dish red meat in key Senate contests.

A group of Republican officials filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court condemning a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.

The last decade has seen a significant shift in the way the GOP handles topics concerning the environment.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger is in a unique position as a Republican: on Thursday, he is set to deliver a prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Former Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., lists the reasons why she has decided to publicly break from the GOP to support Kamala Harris for president, putting country before party.