Revamping the school aid formula and banning cellphones in schools also will be among the key issues when lawmakers return ...

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 ...

Democrats managed to chip away at the Republican supermajority in the 2024 election cycle. Republicans will be one House seat ...

As the 119th Congress kicks off Friday, some new members enter office with more prominent resumes in the politics or business ...

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

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 ...

New York state Senator Pat Fahy was sworn in Friday to represent the 46th district after a long career in the Assembly.

The act mandates evaluations of cybersecurity vulnerabilities and privacy risks, along with the development of safeguards to ...

An Albany Common Councilor is joining the New York State Assembly to represent the 109 th district.

There is renewed urgency to quickly confirm Kash Patel, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard to Trump's Cabinet after the deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans.

Mary Ann Krupsak, who became the first woman elected to statewide office in New York when she was voted in as lieutenant ...

Northern New York Assemblyman Billy Jones announced Friday that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for the potential open U.S. House seat in New York's 21st Congressional District. This ...