Smith's federal criminal cases against Trump were upended by the election, as the Justice Department's longstanding policy is that sitting presidents can't be charged with crimes.

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a court to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the Republican’s presidential

Special counsel Jack Smith is pulling the plug on his other remaining criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, telling a federal appeals court to pause proceedings while he works on winding down his efforts in advance of Trump’s inauguration.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says it's the administration's responsibility to spend “the funds that Congress has authorized for us.”

Republicans will keep control of the House of Representatives, giving President-elect Donald Trump’s party a powerful trifecta of control over the White House and both chambers of Congress. NBC News and CBS News projected Republicans' razor-thin majority on Wednesday with the GOP picking up at least 218 seats to Democrats' 211.

Donald Trump is meeting President Joe Biden in the White House for what could be one of the most tense encounters in the history of the Oval Office.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2017, local officials in California confirmed Thursday night.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it approve all his appointees or push back?

In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his transition effort as far more disciplined than his first post-victory period in 2016.