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After Republicans broke with Senate tradition to confirm 17 court nominees despite a “blue slip” from Democratic senators representing the home state tied to the judge, Democrats are being urged to do the same.

As Republicans struggled for a second day to elect a House speaker, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida emerged as the choice of conservative holdouts who are refusing to support Kevin McCarthy’s bid.

House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker. A Wednesday night session was initially planned, but they instead gave up amid a shouting, crowded vote to adjourn. After lengthy closed-door meetings with conservative holdouts, McCarthy said more voting would not...

After four contentious days of voting, negotiations and Republican infighting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was voted in as House speaker early Saturday morning.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen far short in voting to become House speaker.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s left the Democrat Party and registered as an independent. Here’s what that means for the the balance of power in the Senate.

The 52-year-old New Yorker has vowed to “get things done,” even after Republicans won control of the chamber.

The Democrats retained control of the Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada.

President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday to celebrate the Democrats’ strong performance in the 2022 midterm elections, pledging to continue to reach across the aisle to pass bipartisan legislation.

Here’s a look at what the House and Senate could do next year if Democrats defy polls and do well in the midterm elections.

Control of Congress is up for grabs in the midterm elections. Here’s what Republicans might do with a win.

About half of all Americans believe both major political parties are in need of more moderate candidates, and they are just as likely to view the Democratic party as extreme as they are the Republican party, according to a new survey.

Arizona Democrats are vowing to fight for women’s rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances. Democrats on Saturday looked to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections. Top Democrats implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year,...

The way President Joe Biden sees it, the overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the Supreme Court wasn’t just about whether a woman has the right to obtain an abortion. “It’s about freedom,” Biden said this past week while in New York. Vice President Kamala Harris tells voters that “extremist, so-called leaders trumpet the rhetoric of freedom while they take...

President Joe Biden issued a warning against extremism on Thursday night, urging Americans to continue to protect the country’s ideals. “This is a nation that rejects violence as a political tool… We are still an America that believes in honesty and decency.”

During a primetime speech on Thursday night, President Joe Biden laid into the political divide he says is being enflamed by former President Donald Trump. “There’s no question that the Republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans, and that is a threat to this country.”

The $740 billion economic package from Democrats is made up of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies.

The Senate has approved Democrats’ big election-year economic package. The legislation is less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic goals.

A new round of primary elections across the U.S. this week is exposing heightened tensions within the Democratic Party.

Democrats delivered pointed reactions after the Senate voted 49-51 against the Women’s Health Protection Act on Wednesday, rejecting nationally codifying abortion rights.