The Louisiana Republican said in a "Fox & Friends" appearance that "they told us ... for four years that the number one ...

The House and Senate are set to meet for a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. If the House does not vote for a speaker on Friday that session might not happen.

U.S. Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego will sit on the Homeland Security Committee in the new Congress that begins Friday and comes as ...

Nothing can happen in Washington, not even Trump’s inauguration, until the House elects a Speaker. There are no votes to ...

Sarah McBride, who built a reputation as a pragmatist in the Delaware state Senate, will be sworn in as the first openly ...

Senate Bill 399 prohibits employers from taking any actions if an employee refuses to attend a meeting that speaks about a company’s opinions on political or religious matters.

Scott County Sheriff Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane filed a sworn ethics complaint against Chris Cournoyer, a former Iowa ...

Republicans are demanding that the Senate confirm President-elect Donald Trump's national security picks "as soon as possible ...

As a new Congress is sworn in Friday, this might seem like a bad time to talk about raising federal lawmakers’ pay. A ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who supports expanding Social Security and Medicare and raising taxes on the wealthy, will get a seat on the Senate’s powerful Finance Committee, which has ...

Chief Justice John Roberts warns of threats to judicial independence in his annual report, highlighting intimidation and ...

Some senators have opted to publicly announce support for Mike Johnson in his bid to remain House speaker, which is a notable move for members of the upper chamber.