Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Now that the U.S. House finally has a speaker, the 118 th Congress can get down to ...

The Christmas season of 2022 has come to a close, and in keeping with tradition, some wishes have been realized and others deferred. Visions of sugarplums that danced in congressional heads virtually ...

Career politicians” are the biggest obstacle in the way of eliminating congressional pensions, one expert believes.

WASHINGTON — Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high ...

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, right, and Matt Gaetz hold a news conference Nov. 17, 2022. The lawmakers have expressed concern about the government funding Ukraine’s defense. (Alex ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the last two years, but they may not have such consolidated power for much longer. The outlook is murkier in the ...

Washington — When Congress convenes on Monday to count Electoral College votes from each state and finalize President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the November presidential election, the violent ...

All eyes are on New York state when it comes to control of the House of Representatives, with as many as 10 competitive races out of the state’s 26 seats. And with Democrats holding a slim, eight-vote ...