Ms. Smith, a Democrat from Minnesota, will leave open another seat for her party to defend next year as it confronts an uphill battle to retake the Senate.

Alabama politics. Not only did the state host a race on our board of competitive House contests after a 14-year absence, it also sent two African Americans to Congress for the first time ever.

Congressman Gabe Amo has a high-profile hearing Thursday, even though being in the minority party affords newer members of ...

Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, is appearing before senators on Thursday.

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State Rep. Lehman Franklin and his wife are expecting their first child via IVF this summer. His bill would establish the procedure as a legal right.

Let the people decide if they want no-excuse absentee ballot voting instead of legislators, the bill’s sponsor told a House ...

House lawmakers unveiled – and quickly approved – a new omnibus public safety package Wednesday afternoon. It’s a collection of six public safety proposals lumped into one massive bill. “This is in ...

Rep. Mike V. Lawler (R-N.Y.), an ally of President Donald Trump, became the latest Republican lawmaker to introduce an endowment tax on Friday, proposing an 8.6 percent tax hike for Harvard and other ...

The House GOP’s budget resolution is hanging in the balance as a handful of hardliners withhold support for the measure, ...

House Republicans released a budget plan Wednesday that sets the stage for advancing many of President Donald Trump's top ...

House Republicans unveiled a long-awaited budget blueprint on Wednesday to tee up President Trump’s entire legislative agenda ...