The majority party has repeatedly lost control of the House in the first midterm election after gaining across-the-board ...

The 119th Congress starts work on Friday. Their first task? Vote for a leader. What's happening: Current House Speaker Mike ...

Dave McCormick flipped the Pa. Senate seat for Republicans with a narrow victory against 18-year incumbent Sen. Bob Casey.

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Fact check: The FBI’s suspect for the attack, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is a U.S. citizen born in Texas. And choosing ...

Even though he was reelected in November, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress to pursue his short-lived ...

Applause erupted in the House chamber on Friday when a letter from Gaetz saying “he will not serve in the House in the 119th Congress” was read.

When Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the Capitol on Friday to swear-in the new class of Senators, many of the smiling ...

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin ...

Liz Cheney sought the truth about what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. That made her a hero to Biden and a villain to Trump.

Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...