New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the ...
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New bill seeks to expand free meals in Florida schools, addressing child food insecurity
This year the legislature doesn’t meet in Tallahassee until March, but lawmakers are already hard at work drafting bills for consideration.One of those bills th ...
Mike Johnson wins dramatic speaker vote, is sworn in to lead House. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...
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The 119th Congress: What to know about House, Senate majorities and what it means for Trump's plans
Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...
Report: Ohio Lt. Gov. Husted emerging as favorite to fill Vance’s Senate seat
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has reportedly emerged as a late favorite to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Senate seat.
Rural Florida voices elevated in Florida Senate
Our Capital Bureau reporter Cody Butler sat down with Senate President Ben Albritton and Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo ...
Speaker Johnson will oversee narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years
Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a ...
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119th Congress Latest: Mike Johnson now has enough votes to become House speaker
The 119th Congress is convening for the first time on Friday and House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting for his political ...
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Kamala Harris Mocked For Messing Up The Pledge Of Allegiance While Presiding Over The US Senate: “Her Political Career In A Nutshell”
But as Harris took to the lectern to open the Senate for the first time in 2025 with the Pledge of Allegiance, it appears ...
Who represents you? Here are the demographics of the new US Congress
Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...
Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead
With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up ...