Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland — will be sworn in, the first time in the nation’s history two Black women senators will serve at the same time.
Johnson has publicly expressed confidence that he will retain the speaker's gavel, but spent the final day before the vote on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican holdouts.
NewsNation will present special live coverage of the Opening Day of Congress on Jan. 3. Throughout the day, the network will provide ongoing political coverage, powered by TheHill.com, of the historic ...
Among the new senators taking office today is Pennsylvania Republican David McCormick, who defeated Democrat Bob Casey in November's election.
The 119th Congress will begin Friday at noon as the House votes on whether to keep Republican Mike Johnson as Speaker. With the narrowest majority in more than 100 years, Johnson can only afford to ...