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

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the ...

In the end, Donald Trump was the one who saved Mike Johnson’s gavel Friday during a drama-filled House floor vote for speaker ...

Republican Mike Johnson was reelected House speaker on Friday, narrowly winning a showdown with his party's right-flank after ...

With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up ...

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

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army soldiers and the Medal of Valor to eight public safety officers ...

Catholics remain the largest Christian denomination represented, with 150 members. In total, Christians account for about 85% ...

Oregon Capital ChronicleWASHINGTON, D.C. – With a record 62 elected Black officials, including historic firsts of two women ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday defied his most conservative critics to retain his gavel in the next Congress, ...

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, ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the incoming Senate Majority Leader, on Friday said that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will have "a really, really tough job," navigating a narrow majority.