Following a tense vote on the House floor to re-elect U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker, the Louisiana Republican swore in ...

Albany Democrat succeeds Sen. Neil Breslin who held the post for 14 terms before he decided not to run for reelection.

He sought unanimous consent on the entire package, and he got it. No one objected, including Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), who has argued that D.C. should have to pay for land owned by the federal ...

(The Hill) — The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden’s 235th judicial nominee, surpassing the record of 234 judges confirmed during President-elect Trump’s first term in office.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, predicted that House Speaker Mike Johnson would not retain the gavel next year and called for either Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the leadership role. "I don't think ...

Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans cleared two procedural hurdles in the U.S. Senate this week, and is now headed toward possible passage on Friday, with the ...

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That includes Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind ... The Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill would cost upward of $190 billion over a decade. It also projected in a letter last month that ...

Jack Reed, D-R.I., chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told reporters Tuesday he shares his colleagues' "frustration" with House Speaker Mike Johnson's "extreme, misguided provision ...

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn ... prosecuting his enemies have been heightened as he prepares to take office again. The president-elect has claimed members of the Jan. 6 committee, who ...

The Arizona lawmaker was one of two former Democrats, along with Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), who opposed nixing the filibuster during President Joe Biden’s term as members hoped it would lead to ...