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

But as Harris took to the lectern to open the Senate for the first time in 2025 with the Pledge of Allegiance, it appears ...

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 ...

With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up ...

Our Capital Bureau reporter Cody Butler sat down with Senate President Ben Albritton and Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo ...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has reportedly emerged as a late favorite to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Senate seat.

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

Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a dramatic turn of events, Johnson managed to retain the gavel in a single vote ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.), joined by 56 Republican cosponsors, reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls ...