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The president-elect spoke at America First Policy Institute's annual gala.

Trump's picks include RJK Jr., Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz and more.

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien takes a look at some of the biggest moments from Matt Gaetz’s tenure in the House and the latest on the House Ethics Committee investigation against him.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Politico’s senior Washington correspondent, Rachael Bade, about what the nomination of vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist could mean for public health policy.

"We're gonna let him go wild for a little while," Trump said in October.

President-elect Donald Trump discussed his selection for RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary and his other cabinet decisions.

"The anti-vaccine mantra scares me a lot," one Republican congressman said.

The number rose by 30, with 523 service members taking their lives.

Leon Panetta ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units.

The Fox News host criticized Donald Trump before he was first elected in 2016.

There were mixed reactions by House Republicans on Capitol Hill after President-elect Donald Trump announced RFK Jr. as his pick for HHS secretary.

The 21 incidents occurred near national security sites, officials said.

Sen. Dick Durbin asked that the committee "preserve and share" the report.

Vance will be Trump's "eyes and ears" in the Senate, a source said.

President-elect Donald Trump said he has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he wrote in a social media post Thursday.

The woman at the center of the DOJ's probe of Matt Gaetz testified to the House Ethics Committee that he had sex with her when she was 17 years old, sources say.

Calls are growing from prominent Republican leaders for the House Ethics Committee to share its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

The Florida congressman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general had been under House ethics investigation.

ABC News political contributor Sarah Isgur says the Florida congressman isn’t the worst pick for U.S. attorney general.

Democratic Rep. Seth Magaziner says his colleagues will be vocal about some of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees.

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky reports on whether Polymarket violated a prior settlement with the government by allowing American-based users access to its platform.

Elon Musk will lead the "Department Of Government Efficiency."

The agreement would raise the threshold to force a vote on ousting a speaker.

ABC News’ John Santucci and contributing correspondent Rachel Bade discuss the president-elect’s controversial pick for attorney general.

LGBTQ hotlines nationwide, including the Rainbow Youth Project and the Trevor Project, are seeing massive surges in crisis outreach amid the fallout of the election. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports.

ABC News’ Alex Mallin discusses President-elect Donald Trump's pick for his future attorney general, which has sent shockwaves through the Justice Department.

A law banning the social media platform in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, just one day before President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in.

Wednesday’s joint congressional hearing by subcommittees of the House Oversight Committee was titled, "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth."

Meanwhile, U.S. allies are bracing brace for foreign policy changes under Trump.

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.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin about the Republicans winning both the House and Senate majority, as well as President-elect Donald Trump’s latest cabinet nominations.

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports on how tech billionaire Elon Musk was able to gain access to President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle and gain so much political influence.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds about Sen. John Thune, his colleague, becoming the next majority leader and establishing a new era for Republicans.

"This can't be real," a Justice Department official told ABC News.

But others supported Trump's surprise, unconventional choice.

Rep. Matt Gaetz's pick as attorney general raised major concerns in Congress.

The Florida congressman had been under House ethics investigation.

President Joe Biden's trip to South America comes as U.S. allies brace for changes in foreign policy under President-elect Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general, he posted on his social media platform Wednesday afternoon.

Since leaving the party, Gabbard has formed an unusual alliance with Trump.

"Politics is tough," Trump said, "but it is a nice world today."

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general, he posted on his social media platform Wednesday afternoon.

The president-elect said Hegseth is "a true believer in America First."

President-elect Trump plans to nominate GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state, according to sources.

The one-time Trump rival is positioned to become the top U.S. diplomat.

Presidential historian and ABC News contributor Mark Updegrove takes a historic look at the peaceful transfer of power between U.S. presidents.

GOP is projected to hit 218-seat threshold and has won at least 52 Senate seats.

Republicans are now projected to have swept the 2024 election, winning the House and Senate as well as the presidency.

Thune defeated John Cornyn and Rick Scott.

Thune, the current Republican whip, was elected to be the Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell after 17 years.