Moments after his election as House Speaker on Friday, Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, wasted no time in highlighting ...

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President-elect Donald Trump and his nominee to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...

I f you keep seeing headlines about Lara Trump and thinking, Sorry, I don’t have space in my brain for another Trump, I get ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, ...

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

One of the first priorities for Senate Majority Leader John Thune is the confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump's expected nominees.

California began confronting a very different, unpredictable Washington Friday, as a Republican-controlled Congress ...

After four unsuccessful years trying to identify the person who placed two viable pipe bombs near the Republican and ...

President Joe Biden honors Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson with the Presidential Citizens Medal for their efforts in the ...

Dave McCormick will take the oath Friday as Pennsylvania’s junior senator, bringing a new voice to Washington and giving ...