The House is in limbo again after Republicans failed to coalesce around Mike Johnson for speaker despite President-elect Trump's endorsement.

The new Congress began Friday, ushering in a tiny House Republican majority to tackle enormous tasks in the first year of ...

Johnson faced an uphill battle in maintaining the speaker's gavel and didn't manage to secure the votes he needed in an initial round of voting Friday.

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

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to ...

A partial U.S. government shutdown could hit after midnight on the East Coast as the Republican-run House and Democratic-controlled Senate have not passed legislation that will extend funding for ...

As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson vies to keep his gavel, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave the Louisiana ...

The world’s wealthiest businessman, now a close confidant to Trump, is leveraging his newfound political influence to advance ...

Legislation passed by the U.S. Congress on Dec. 21 to avoid a government shutdown did not contain any benefits for U.S.

Government offices and economic analysts found that previous full and partial government shutdowns cost the U.S. multiple ...

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