The Texas legislature failed to legalize sports betting during the previous session after a historic House vote approved a ...

Johnson ultimately secured the speakership with the support of every sitting House Republican except for one − Rep. Thomas ...

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

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

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

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

The New Year's attack in New Orleans marks the fourth mass killing linked to perpetrators inspired by ISIS The FBI confirmed ...

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who has railed for weeks against Johnson, cast his vote for Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. And Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., voted for Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ...

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

Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places where competitive congressional, state and local-level contests will be ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader that his priority will be to ''ensure the ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Peter Welch were both chosen to serve on the committee that oversees taxation, tariffs, and trade.