In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...

The children of Democrat and Republican Senators appeared to console Kamala Harris on her flop election loss as she swore ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Peter Welch were both chosen to serve on the committee that oversees taxation, tariffs, and trade.

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...

The Senate’s events marked one of Harris’s last constitutional duties as president of the Senate before she and President Joe Biden depart from office on Jan. 20 and Trump and Vice President-elect J.D ...

Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...

With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has become the longest-serving Black U.S.

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...

The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his ...

Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...