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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other top Democrats will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to outline top priorities for the next two years. Vice President Harris gaveled ...

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the ...

Watch live as former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral takes place at Washington National Cathedral today (9 January). The ...

President-elect Trump and Republican senators wrestled over the best strategy for moving Trump’s top agenda items, including ...

Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters that Trump’s cabinet picks align with who voters chose in the election, though ...

President-elect Trump went to Capitol Hill Wednesday evening to meet with Senate Republicans and visit the Rotunda, where the ...

Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress.

The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their ...

As a new Congress is sworn in Friday, this might seem like a bad time to talk about raising federal lawmakers’ pay. A government funding package failed last month, throwing Washington into a frantic ...