New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will introduce legislation to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow ...

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

House Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost the first floor vote Friday to retain the gavel. When the vote was unofficially called ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced he plans to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. Trump was a fierce critic of Carter and his administration on ...

As President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration approaches, many of his supporters have spent the last few weeks sparring with each other online over a ...

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

Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.), the son of civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, is considering a run for chair of the ...

In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...

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

As Republicans hold just a four-seat advantage in the House, a new Congress began on Friday with Speaker Johnson retaining his post.

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

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