Senate Democrats will look to press forward with confirming more of President Joe Biden’s judicial picks during the lame-duck ...

Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats ...

They may be out of a job when Donald Trump takes office in two months, but US officials kept a busy schedule at UN climate ...

Although Donald Trump won the US Presidential elections, the formal election process will take several weeks. Electors, ...

Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a ...

The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a period ...

Donald Trump wants his incoming party leadership to agree to recess appointments even though Republicans control the Senate.

Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly return to Springfield this week facing an agenda that now includes ...

Returning lawmakers will be choosing the leaders for the next Congress and finishing work on the remaining priorities of the ...

Congress is back, and House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that Republicans are “ready to deliver on America’s mandate” ...