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

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

Johnson's first-round defeat came at the hands of conservative Republicans: Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas. The trio of GOP lawmakers voted for ...

Democratic strategist James Carville said Democrats would have easily won the 2024 presidential election if President Biden dropped out earlier. “Had President Biden gotten out, say May of 2023, I ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to retain his gavel as lawmakers of the 119th Congress meet for the first time on Friday.

Venezuela's oil exports rose 10.5% last year despite political instability and changes to the U.S. sanctions regime on the ...

The martial law order banned all political activity and censored the news media. Lawmakers rushed to the National Assembly in central Seoul, pushing past martial law troops to enter the building ...

Trump would never acknowledge a mistake that plays to his base, that stokes fear while ignoring facts. So he just kept posting about immigration.

So much Minnesota politics and government news occurred in the past 10 days during the holidays. Here’s a breakdown of some ...

In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received ...

North Carolina will now be represented in the U.S. House by 10 Republicans and four Democrats. Five new members will be sworn ...

The past year has been affected by change, challenge, and growth in the McAlester area. We encourage you to look back over ...