Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold ...

Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after Republicans scored a trifecta — winning ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich is recovering from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild stroke, though there is no timetable for the NBA's longest-tenured coach to return to the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate ...

Not just an athlete, but very academically sound," said Bob Dettmer, who taught Hegseth at Forest Lake and later served eight ...

At a press conference with other newly elected party leaders that stressed unity, Emmer, of Minnesota’s 6th District, said he ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones, the school’s first Black chancellor, will step down at the end of the current academic year, the university announced Wednesday.

Once a reliable Democratic voting bloc, Somali Americans increasingly turned away from the party in last week’s presidential election. Support for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, who won Minnesota ...

Rep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning ...

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

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