Politics Nov 13 Senate Republicans elect John Thune of South Dakota as next majority leader, beating candidate backed by Trump allies Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a secret ballot vote.
Politics Nov 12 WATCH: House Republicans 'ready to deliver,' Johnson says as GOP readies for new Trump era Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with the House GOP leadership team, the Republican speaker said there would be no time wasted on Trump's "America First" agenda of securing the southern border and other priorities.
Politics Nov 06 GOP takes Senate majority for first time in 4 years with wins in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House.
Politics Nov 05 Jim Justice flips Manchin's West Virginia Senate seat Republicans picked up a crucial win Tuesday in the race for the Senate majority, as Jim Justice easily notched the West Virginia seat to succeed retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, deadlocking the chamber in a 50-50 split, for now. Justice, the…
Politics Nov 05 Republicans mark first Senate win, flipping Sen. Manchin's West Virginia seat Jim Justice easily notched the West Virginia seat to succeed retiring Sen. Joe Manchin.
Politics Nov 05 A handful of seats will determine control of Congress Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost or block a president's agenda, or if the White House confronts a…
Politics Nov 05 Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president's agenda Senate Republicans launched a wide-open map of opportunities, recruiting wealthy newcomers to put Democratic incumbents on defense in almost 10 states across the country.
Politics Oct 17 New book reveals what McConnell called Trump behind his back after the 2020 election Mitch McConnell's private comments are by far his most brutal assessment of the former president and could be seized on by Democrats before the Nov. 5 election.
Politics Sep 25 Senate report details 'preventable' Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting The interim report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee found multiple failures on almost every level ahead of the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting, including in planning, communications, security and allocation of resources.
Politics Sep 24 WATCH: NFL star Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson's during House hearing on welfare fraud The former football star told the committee that he lost his investment in the company “that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others.”…