House Speaker Mike Johnson stares down a difficult battle to retain the gavel on Friday, even despite an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump.

Now Republicans again will be in control as the 119th Congress convenes today. U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre, ticked off ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. WASHINGTON (CN) — Congressional Democrats on Tuesday offered mixed responses to ...

Many people had been wondering if Social Security checks would arrive if a shutdown were to happen. According to the Social ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave his blessing to Mike Johnson in the pending race for House speaker, according to ...

President-elect Donald Trump slams former Speaker Kevin McCarthy for reaching a debt ceiling deal with President Biden in ...

The messy government shutdown fight this month foreshadows some of the challenges House Republicans could face next year, as ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Few teams have been as impressive as the Buffalo Bills over the past two months, so it was probably inevitable that it was their turn to lose a game not many people thought ...

With many provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) set to expire on December 31, 2025, individuals and businesses ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting ...

WASHINGTON —Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending Dec. 24.

Donald Trump waded into many House Republican battles in 2024, at times lending both a helping hand and a smoking gun to leaders such as Mike Johnson.