Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended ...

The Constitution allows the president to circumvent the Senate and put appointees in place while the chamber is in recess, a loophole created back when Capitol commutes involved long treks by horse.

Outgoing National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines is throwing down the gauntlet, predicting that the GOP’s ...

House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader, receiving support from his colleagues despite the party’s inability to win back majority control of the chamber in the ...

On Thursday, the House passed a bill that would allow the president to wipe out any nonprofit organizations he opposes with ...

Trump has been making his Cabinet announcements at a rapid clip, often over social media, and frequently catching GOP ...

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s stunning withdrawal from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, listens to speakers on the last day of the legislative session on Friday ...

After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in ...

Dozens of House seats were left open ahead of the 2024 election due to retirements, members running for higher office, or, in ...

Hours after Donald Trump announced he was nominating him to be his attorney general, Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress so that his House seat can be quickly filled, House ...

Knox says a fire, which destroyed an abandoned home in March in historic Treme, was started by illegal squatters on the ...