Decision 2024

Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community. But he’s receiving fresh attention, from the public and from Congress, now that Trump has selected him to lead the FBI. As he braces for a bruising and likely protracted Senate confirmation fight, Patel...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing which proposed rules on its agenda to finalize before the end of the Biden administration.

Oakland Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas announced she had won the District 5 seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors race despite it being too close to call.

Oakland Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas announced she had won the District 5 seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors race despite it being too close to call.

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.

A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount.

Berkeley’s mayor-elect, Adena Ishii, captured over 50% of the vote, landing her the seat. Alameda County has been one of the slowest counties in the Bay Area to count ballots. NBC Bay Area’s Jessica Aguirre spoke with Ishii to understand her plans for coming into office.

Bondi served as the Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019 after she was the first woman elected to the office.

Senator Bob Casey has conceded in the race for reelection to the U.S. Senate to Republican Dave McCormick.

Here are five things to know about former wrestling executive Linda McMahon.

Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.

Eighteen months after the pandemic ended, nearly two-thirds of the country’s 2.2 million federal workers are still approved to work from home. 

NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie about his transition team, his plans to combat crime in the city, and keeping tech CEOs in his corner.

A recess appointment takes place when a president bypasses the Senate to confirm cabinet nominees when both the House and Senate are not in session for at least 10 days.

The House speaker Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” that “we’ll have to see how this develops” when asked whether he’d let Trump bypass the usual Senate confirmation process.

President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.

Nearly two dozen Democrats are seen as possible contenders ahead of an invisible primary that will be shaped partly by Trump and his second term.

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is waiting for every single ballot to be tallied before commenting on the effort to recall her. Pete Suratos has the latest details.

Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history.

Here’s the latest updates on a ballot measure aimed at recalling Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.