While the Democratic Party has often controlled the narrative on the issue of climate change, the Republicans have been promoting alternative options that they argue are more cost-effective and could improve the environment while at the same time strengthening America's energy independence.  Democratic elected officials have put up some solutions to climate change such as the "Green New Deal" and staying in the Paris Climate Accord, the international treaty that has a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Brendan Carr, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has promised to end the agency's promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies as part of his agency. "The FCC's most recent budget request said that promoting DEI was the agency's second-highest strategic goal. Starting next year, the FCC will end its promotion of DEI," Carr said.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the Republican National Committee, holding that undated mail-in ballots may not be counted.

The U.S. Department of Defense's annual audit once again resulted in a disclaimer.  That means the federal government's largest agency – with a budget of more than $840 billion – can't fully explain its spending. The disclaimer this year was expected. And it's expected again next year. The Pentagon previously said it will be able to accurately account for its spending by 2027.

The forthcoming Trump-Vance administration has the opportunity to protect pro-life pregnancy resource centers that have been targeted, ignored, and undermined by the Biden-Harris Justice Department. “President Trump, more than almost anyone, understands what it’s like to have the entire weight of the federal law and investigatory power of the federal law against him,” said Chelsey Youman of Human Coalition, which supports pregnancy help centers. “The pro-life movement feels that weight, that burden, as well.”