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

Two Florida House Representatives, Hillary Cassel and Susan Valdés, recently announced they were leaving the Democratic Party ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) made a gassy gaffe while addressing the newly sworn-in 119th Congress on ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost the first floor vote Friday to retain the gavel. When the vote was unofficially called ...

Congress returned Friday, voting to reelect House speaker Mike Johnson after some Republican holdouts changed their votes.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Before the start of the proceedings, Congressman Greg Landsman, who represents Ohio’s first congressional district, said he is optimistic that lawmakers will be able to work together in the coming ...

Dave McCormick will take the oath Friday as Pennsylvania’s junior senator, bringing a new voice to Washington and giving ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts ...

As Republicans hold just a four-seat advantage in the House, a new Congress began on Friday with Speaker Johnson retaining his post.

Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity has made it official that he is seeking the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, livening what had been a sleepy campaign going into the new year.

The House of Representatives has adopted new rules that would make it harder to trigger a vote to oust a speaker. House ...