Elissa Slotkin is neither a congressman nor a senator-elect any longer, having been sworn in as Michigan's newest U.S. senator Friday afternoon with the installation of the 119th Congress. Across the ...

The U.S. Senate gaveled in for the opening of the 119th Congress to swear in new members. In this clip, incoming Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) provides remarks.

The US has come within a whisker of a political nightmare after the Republican speaker of the country’s House of Representatives just squeaked back into the role.

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...

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

Three history-making, newly elected lawmakers representing the LGBTQ community will be sworn in to the 119th Congress Friday.

The Senate is convening for the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, with a dozen new senators joining the upper chamber.

Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving ...

During his time in public office, Cardin has worked on international human rights, the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay and rewriting Maryland’s ethics laws.

The majority party has repeatedly lost control of the House in the first midterm election after gaining across-the-board ...

Republican sources on Capitol Hill warn that President-elect Trump’s nominees may be delayed because of paperwork holdups and ...