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

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

There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Veteran Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands) and Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) hold the positions of Democratic Caucus chair and vice ...

With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has become the longest-serving Black U.S. senator.

With the new Congress now in session, lawmakers have a busy agenda in front of them from government funding to cabinet confirmations.

Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...

Michigan's newest senator, Democrat Elissa Slotkin, is the first known former CIA officer to become a U.S. senator.

On Friday, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Johnson fell short at first, signaling trouble for House Republicans as they attempt to push Trump's second-term agenda.