US Politics

Nancy Pelosi has said she was ordered to leave her office in the US Capitol by the new interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry.

A search is under way for a Speaker of the House of Representatives after Republican Kevin McCarthy was unexpectedly pushed out by right-wingers in his own party.

After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in chaos and no clear sense of who might lead it.

Speaker unable to make last-minute deal to retain the gavel

Gaetz to file motion this week, McCarthy says ‘bring it on’

Right-flank Republicans refused to support bill despite its steep spending cuts

New Jersey senator strikes defiant tone to reporters and accuses some of ‘rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat’

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, the state’s General Assembly speaker and the Democratic State Committee chairman all called on U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez to resign Friday after their fellow Democrat was indicted on federal bribery charges.

Attorney general questioned by House judiciary committee members in hearing that White House called a ‘circus’

Jack Smith asked judge Tanya Chutkan to restrict ex-president’s statements in federal election subversion trial

By running for reelection, Pelosi is poised to extend her lengthy career on Capitol Hill, which began by winning a special election in June 1987, further cementing her role as a towering figure in Democratic politics in Washington and on the national stage. 

He's the longest-serving party leader in the history of the US Senate, but - amid a very public health struggle - Mitch McConnell's time in office may be nearing its end.

After McConnell freezes up again, Kentucky GOP mixed on his future

Two members of the far-right Proud Boys group have been jailed for leading the US Capitol riot.

The former US president is expected to face trial in March

Senator Mitch McConnell froze yet again mid-sentence while addressing the media -- marking a second frightening episode like this that he's suffered in public.

The damages could amount to thousands if not millions of dollars.

Mark Meadows, a former White House chief of staff, told a judge he believed his actions regarding the 2020 election fell within the scope of his job as a federal official.