Without any course correction, only the wealthy will be able to afford to run for Congress and only the already well off will be able to staff the House and Senate.

About one minute after the vice president was hustled out of the Senate chamber and into a nearby room, members of the pro-Trump mob arrived at the top of a nearby landing.

U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner that Wendi Deng Murdoch, a prominent Chinese-American businesswoman, could be using her close friendship with Mr. Kushner and his...

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Graham criticized White House officials Saturday for refusing to condemn a remark made about the mortality of McCain, who is battling brain cancer.

Ms. Pelosi is poised to become House speaker again Thursday, solidifying her status as the highest-ranking and most powerful elected woman in the history of American politics.

The hearing comes at a pivotal juncture, with 26 days remaining before the midterms. If Republicans take control of the House, they are all but certain to shutter the panel.

State modeling showed that another two to four weeks under the stay-at-home mandate that expires Sunday wouldn’t cause a peak in COVID-19 patients to be any less severe, Polis said.

Senators use wiggle words to deny a statement that the president was boasting about privately.

The Maryland Democrat, who died Thursday, knew that alliances and respect from rivals would only make him more powerful — so his friends ranged from Rep. Meadows to Sen. Warren.

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman alleged that the lawyer and one of the women who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct made “materially false statements.”

Rep. Liz Cheney officially filed to run for U.S. House on Thursday, announcing her reelection bid in a video that focused on her allegiance to the U.S. Constitution.

Cruz: "We know now that when the majority leader looks us in the eyes ... that he is willing to say things that he knows are false."

Eight octogenarians occupy powerful posts. Senate leaders have paused action at least three times this year to accommodate ailing colleagues.

In states Trump won handily in 2016, like Kansas and Alaska, the president holds narrow leads over Biden, sending shock waves through the GOP and forcing the party to spend money to save Senate seats.

Mute for much of Ford’s testimony, they abandoned that strategy after the Supreme Court nominee’s defiant opening statement.

Like his late friend, McCain became a master of the Senate who could reach across the aisle and stand up to his own president.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing on January 30th at 9:00 a.m., E.T. in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 39...

The incumbents up for reelection next year in Democratic or swing states are in a form of political paralysis ahead of primary deadlines. They are least likely to break with the president.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s vote was a stark reminder of the divisions the nomination fight sparked and of her increasingly lonely position in a party that has become less hospitable to moderating voices...

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham pursues a solo inquiry into states’ voting rules, perplexing colleagues and irritating some state officials.

House Democrats spent two years trying to tamp down discussions of impeachment. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s remark gave the president an opening.

Republicans were eager to highlight what they consider major conservative accomplishments after two years of all-GOP control. Trump swamped that message.