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

With Tuesday marking the 161st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lincoln historian Steve Beckett shares ...

Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

If passed, Texas House Bill 1267 would allow lawmakers to recall the state's U.S. senators mid-term with a simple majority in ...

The president-elect is adding nominees to his cabinet as he prepares for another stint in the White House. Here’s what you ...

Republican Senators John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida were all vying for the top ...

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

The outcome of the secret leadership ballot, expected after the November election, is deeply uncertain. It’s a weighty choice ...

Republicans will keep their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated Press projected Wednesday.

Among the projected winners in US Senate races are Democrats Lisa Blunt Rochester ... Democrat Julie Johnson will be the ...