National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman and top Trump ally Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., suggested to senators ahead of the Wednesday Republican leader election that President-elect Donald Trump was supporting Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., to win, despite choosing not to endorse publicly.  Daines, who gave one of Thune’s two nominating speeches before voting began, insinuated that Trump was backing Thune in the race against Sens. Rick...

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is demanding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provide documentation after an employee was terminated for instructing hurricane relief workers in Florida to avoid homes with Trump flags. In a letter Thursday to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Committee Chair Sam Graves, R-Mo., demanded accountability for the incident that came as Florida residents faced Hurricane Milton. “As the FEMA Administrator, you are responsible...

The incoming Trump administration is already preparing to dramatically increase its capacity to detain illegal immigrants as part of the massive deportation operation it has pledged to launch in January, Fox News Digital has confirmed — the latest sign that it plans to deliver on that promise. President-elect Trump said during the campaign that he intends to launch a historic mass-deportation campaign in the wake of the historic...