Ever since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right ...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reelected state Rep. Joanna McClinton, a Philadelphia Democrat, as House speaker ...

Changing lame duck, even with sensible tweaks, would require a constitutional amendment, which is difficult. Amendments require hundreds of thousands of signatures or a two-thirds legislative vote, ...

A bill that would have imposed regulations on new types of intoxicating substances derived from hemp stalled in the Illinois House Tuesday, dealing a political setback to Gov. JB Pritzker after he ...

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to begin speaking in honor of the country’s 39th president around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

As lawmakers prepare to head back to the State House for the start of the 2025 legislative session, the budget deficit looms, ...

Idaho's House Speaker Mike Moyle is sharing his reactions to Governor Little's State of the State address. Moyle said he appreciated Little's short address and ...

A forthcoming ruling from a judge in a case challenging a state House race in Shakopee could throw another wrench in what's shaping up to be a shaky start to the legislative session next week.

A special service will be held in the Capitol Rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday.

After more than two weeks off from the federal corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, the jury returned to ...

Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries have gathered at the U.S. Capitol for a lying-in-state ceremony ...