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He also tapped longtime friend and donor Bill White as ambassador to Belgium.

Plus, the latest on the Trump transition and Nancy Pelosi’s injury abroad.

The Secret Service said there was no impact to Biden, who was inside.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be joined by recently acquitted Daniel Penny at Saturday's Army-Navy football game.

Her office said she’s doing “well” and “on the mend.”

Aaron Siri has been interviewing candidates for top jobs at HHS.

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 84, was hospitalized while abroad on a congressional delegation, her office said on Friday.

The judge found there is "no manifest injustice requiring a new trial."

"I'm grateful he accepted my invitation," Vice President-elect JD Vance said.

"We want to do it right," Rounds said, making major changes unlikely on Day 1.

This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, December 15, 2024.

The exchange took place at a remote U.S. base in southeastern Syria.

Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York.

The election of a new chair of the DNC, along with other top leadership positions, will be Feb. 1, 2025, at the party's winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, according to a DNC official.

The committees will be dominated by white men when the new Congress is seated.

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned relentlessly on groceries prices in the 2024 race. Now, he says lowering costs will be “very hard.”

The president-elect said he won in part because of his vow to slash food bills.

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he is pardoning 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people on home confinement.

His comments come days before he holds confirmation meetings with GOP senators.

The mayor says he and Thomas Homan share similar goals.

The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons.

Fetterman did not respond when asked if he's open to supporting Hegseth.

The large drones have been repeatedly spotted in New Jersey in recent weeks.

It's highly unlikely Xi would attend due to political risk, an expert said.

ABC News’ Britt Clennett takes a deeper dive into President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda for U.S. relations in the war between Israel and Hamas.

His comments came to Time magazine as it named him "2024 Person of the Year."

Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma discusses the process to confirm President-elect Donald’s Trump’s nominees to lead the FBI, Pentagon and serve as director of national intelligence.

The CFPB rule would apply to banks with more than $10 billion in deposits.

President-elect Donald Trump discussed the honor at the New York Stock Exchange.

DNC to set rules for chair election as it grapples with what went wrong.

In his post congratulating Lake, Trump said, "Kari was a beloved News Anchor in Arizona, which supported me by record margins, for over 20 years."

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on President-elect Donald Trump's pick for DOE secretary, Linda McMahon, and what the pick could mean for the future of the agency he has threatened to eliminate.

James McIntyre pleaded not guilty to assaulting a government official.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced at an internal town hall on Wednesday that he is resigning, according to sources familiar with the meeting.

Republican Rep. Greg Murphy of North Carolina reacts to the resignation of Christopher Wray as well as President-elect Trump's upcoming agenda for his second term.

New Education and the Workforce Committee chair will be elected Thursday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced at a town hall on Wednesday that he is resigning, according to sources familiar with the meeting and President-elect Trump reacted to the news on Truth Social.

The man "called for violence" to overturn the election, according to documents.

Trump initially appointed Wray and plans to replace him with Kash Patel.

FBI Director Christopher Wray told employees at an internal town hall on Wednesday that he is resigning, according to sources familiar with the meeting.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., joined ABC News Live to discuss the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense by President-elect Trump.

"I hope he won't do that," the former president said on ABC's "The View."

Sen. Collins did not back Hegseth, will wait for background check and hearing.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged shortcomings during the Afghanistan withdrawal, but said he believed Biden's decision was the right one.

Officials said the suspect, James McIntyre, went through security screening prior to entering the Congressional building.

ABC News' Mireya Villarreal speaks to a former deputy chief of staff for Immigration and Customs Enforcement for an inside look at President-elect Donald Trump's new border czar, Tom Homan.

President-elect Trump's top staffing picks are continuing to lobby support from GOP senators on Capitol Hill.

"The president's been very clear of what he wants," one Republican said.

The justices unanimously ruled that the Department of Homeland Security has full discretion to revoke visa petitions without review by a judge.

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she had a "good exchange" with him Tuesday.