U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy and U.S. Rep. Troy Downing, both Republicans, took their oaths of office Friday in their respective ...

Democratic lawmakers reacted to Rep. Mike Johnson being re-elected as speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress on Friday.

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later ...

Though a U.S. citizen mowed down revelers on Bourbon Street, experts say the incoming president sees political and policy ...

Divided Republicans in the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker in the opening round of voting Friday by ...

The 91-year-old was sworn in Friday as president pro temp for the 119th Congress, making him third in the presidential line ...

Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year's Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his ...

The close vote was a bad sign for Trump’s legislative agenda. The success of President-Elect Donald Trump’s legislative ...

Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, Ruben Gallego, says he’s willing to work with Donald Trump’s administration on border ...

With a record 62 elected Black officials, including historic firsts, the Congressional Black Caucus held a swearing-in ...

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