WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, ...

President Donald Trump is expected to meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Tuesday. Multiple sources told ABC News that the meetings will happen separately on ...

In today’s edition … Top Dem on Oversight Committee calls for Trump conflict of interest investigation ... DNC chair candidates’ endorsement race heats up.

Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is primed to hand President Trump a quick string of wins on his first days in office.

Senators Rounds and Thune re-introduce legislation to return part of the Wounded Knee Massacre site to restricted fee status.

Mike Johnson is taking back the speaker’s gavel ... Senators sworn in as new Majority Leader John Thune pledges to keep filibuster In his first speech as leader, Thune said his priority is ...

Mike Johnson is increasingly at odds with some conservatives who have opposed his actions, as he clings to his Speaker job.

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a dramatic turn of events, Johnson managed to retain the gavel in a single ...

Michael Nietzel is president emeritus of Missouri State University. A Forbes contributor since 2019, he writes about higher education. After earning his B.A. from Wheaton College (Illinois), he ...