Lawmakers are back in town this week for the start of what’s called the “lame duck,” the eight-week sprint to finish up this ...

As President-elect Donald Trump makes key staff appointments, two Republican seats in the House are now empty.

Congress is back, and House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that Republicans are “ready ... with Johnson in the morning ...

Congress returns to a changed Washington as President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-right agenda is quickly taking shape, buoyed ...

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic ...

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and ...

Donald Trump’s transition team is working to fill key rolls in his administration. Meantime, GOP lawmakers are angling for leadership of the Senate. Follow for live updates ...

President-elect Donald Trump will meet with House Republicans on Wednesday as the party awaits the prospect of scoring a ...

Republicans in the end elected Speaker Mike Johnson to lead them in the House ... United Statescategory US Senate Democrats ...

Among a blizzard of announcements on Tuesday, the president-elect said he had chosen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, two of ...