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 ...

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President-elect Donald Trump has started picking top aides while Senate Republicans prepare to elect a new leader. Keep up ...

For a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last week’s ...

House Republican leaders took a victory lap as they returned to Washington, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda after ...

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

House Speaker Mike Johnson took questions from reporters on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump's victory and called ...