Trump is laying down a gauntlet even before taking office challenging the Senate, in particular, to dare defy him over controversial choices for his Cabinet and administration positions.

The president-elect is testing the loyalty of Republican in Congress, leaving even his close allies nervous about the unpredictability and upheaval to come.

After losing the White House and both houses of Congress, Democrats are grappling with how to handle transgender politics and policy following a campaign that featured withering and often misleading GOP attacks on the issue.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) left the door open to join President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, marking his latest move to distance himself from the Democratic Party. Weighing in after voters overwhelmingly handed Trump a second term last week,

Republicans held on to their narrow majority in the US House, giving Donald Trump and his party unified control of the elected branches of government and limiting potential curbs on the incoming president’s power.