Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.

Here's what's happening…

-Special Counsel Jack Smith's federal Trump cases cost taxpayers more than $50 million, financials show

-3 House races still uncalled 3 weeks from Election Day

-Federal judge blocks Biden labor protections for foreign farmworkers

Incoming border czar Tom Homan joined Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday at a key border area in Texas, and will serve meals to troops stationed there over Thanksgiving – praising the governor's "unprecedented success" in securing the border, ahead of what is expected to be significant cooperation between the Trump administration and Abbott’s team next year.

Homan and Abbott served meals to Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers in Eagle Pass, Texas. Homan praised Abbott for his job.

"Governor Abbott has done an amazing job. Illegal immigration in Texas is down 86%, 86% think about that. This is a model we can take across the country. We're going to help Governor Abbott finish the job he started," he said.

Homan was appointed "border czar" by President-elect Trump this month after Trump’s election win. A former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Homan will be one of the most high-profile figures in terms of the mass deportation operation the incoming administration has planned….Read more

'DEPORTER IN CHIEF': Deportations higher under Obama than Trump…Read more

'SUIT'ING UP: Dem attorneys general prepare for legal battle with Trump, after filing hundreds of challenges last term: He 'threatens civil rights'…Read more

RED WHITE & BLUE CARPET: Glenn Youngkin 'personally invites' new Trump admin to settle in Virginia over Maryland and DC…Read more

'USELESS': Tom Cotton slams ‘partisans and obstructionists’ in DOD reportedly plotting to block Trump plans…Read more

'A LOT OF WASTE': 'A lot of waste': Blackburn and Ramaswamy talk DOGE cuts…Read more

HOWARD KURTZ: Why Trump dropped Matt Gaetz…Read more

'BETRAYAL OF PARTY VALUES': DNC union launches GoFundMe to help former staffers hit by massive layoffs after election losses…Read more

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: Congress has just weeks to avoid a partial government shutdown after Thanksgiving…Read more

FILIBUSTER: Kyrsten Sinema responds to Democrats admitting filibuster will help them stop Trump agenda: 'Schadenfreude'…Read more

LAST MINUTE: Blinken set to testify on Afghanistan withdrawal in House amid looming contempt vote…Read more

'GENDER COMMUNISM INDOCTRINATION': NYC elementary school blasted for teaching 'gender identity' course to kindergarteners…Read more

READY FOR LIFTOFF: Federal judge sides with SpaceX after environmental group tried to stop rocket launches…Read more

WHAT'S NEXT: What's next for this popular Republican governor after he leaves office?…Read more

Get the latest updates on the Trump presidential transition, incoming Congress, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.