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Retired Gen. James Mattis will be formally nominated for Defense secretary by President-elect Donald Trump as an event in North Carolina on Tuesday. (Courtesy Department of Defense)

Vote on Giving Mattis a Waiver Seen for Next Congress

By Rema Rahman
Posted December 5, 2016 at 4:15pm
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory conceded to Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper in the state's governor's race. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Incumbent McCrory Concedes in North Carolina Governor’s Race

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 5, 2016 at 12:48pm
Woody Johnson, center, shown here talking to New York Jets coach Todd Bowles, would be the second NFL owner to become an ambassador. (New York Jets)

Trump considers Jets Owner for UK ambassadorship

By Aryn Braun
Posted December 5, 2016 at 12:01pm
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, shown here with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, right, is in her first term. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo).

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to Meet with Trump

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 5, 2016 at 11:31am
Louisiana Republican Senate candidate John Kennedy greets a guest at his election night party in Baton Rouge on Nov. 8. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Kennedy Likely Bet in Louisiana Senate Runoff

By Aryn Braun
Posted December 5, 2016 at 10:18am
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders's campaign wants a recount. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Callfile photo)

Senators Line up on Either Side of Pipeline Standoff

By Aryn Braun
Posted December 5, 2016 at 9:56am
Joe Manchin of West Virginia, at podium, is reportedly being considered for secretary of State in a Trump administration despite being a Democrat. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Manchin Among Trump’s Expanded Secretary of State List

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 5, 2016 at 9:16am
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll nominate for secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has argued against the Obama administration’s fair housing plan, calling for less government involvement in social institutions. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo).

Trump Says He’ll Nominate Carson for HUD

By Eric Garcia
Posted December 5, 2016 at 7:16am
Utah’s Orrin G. Hatch, the most senior Republican in the Senate, could prove a valuable ally to the incoming Trump administration on health care and taxes. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Orrin Hatch, Unlikely Trump Ally

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 5, 2016 at 5:00am
Pennsylvania Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, left, seen here campaigning in State College, Pa., in August, was aided in his successful re-election effort by a shift in his image over the past six years. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

How Pat Toomey Won

By Alex Roarty
Posted December 5, 2016 at 5:00am