WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he’s been tapped ...

WASHINGTON -- Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight for his gavel, a weeks-long campaign that starts Wednesday ...

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor ...

Democrat Dave Min won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, holding a competitive district for House Democrats. Democratic Rep. Katie Porter left this Orange County seat ...

Donald Trump assembled the biggest, most diverse GOP coalition in decades while running further to the right on immigration, ...

The Florida congressman will need support from the majority of the Senate to be confirmed, which some Republicans said will ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will not rise to a higher leadership position among her Republican colleagues following a vote Wednesday.

Thune told reporters that his priority will be advancing Trump's agenda. "This Republican team is united. We are one team, we ...

In yet another blow to Democrats, Donald Trump will begin his presidency with a trifecta of Republican control in Washington.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after Republicans scored a trifecta — winning ...

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold ...

Republican Juan Ciscomani wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 6th Congressional District. WASHINGTON — Republican Juan Ciscomani wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 6th Congressional ...