The House Republican majority just got reduced to a perilously slim one-vote margin thanks to a Democrat's victory in Texas over the weekend. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., swore in newly minted Rep.

A major demographic shift is underway in the United States. White births in the country have fallen below 50% for the first time ever. That's among the findings in a new study published Friday by ...

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) sensed trouble. The GOP-led House was about to pass its final tranche of spending bills, including one providing money for border enforcement, a big ...

After a year spent largely relegated to the congressional sidelines, Democrats have begun approaching 2026 with something approximating optimism. The unpopularity of the Trump administration’s major ...

Unexpected vacancies have whittled the G.O.P.’s edge to just a couple of votes, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson with almost no margin for leading the chamber. By Ashley Wu and Annie Karni A surprise ...

President Donald Trump's small Republican voting majority in the House of Representatives is getting even smaller amid unexpected departures and a tragedy, further complicating their path for passing ...

Republican Representative Doug LaMalfa has died, further shrinking the narrow GOP House majority, according to party leaders. The California Republican’s death after 13 years in Congress was announced ...

When U.S. Congressman Doug LaMalfa died Tuesday morning, his absence closed further an already narrow gap between the U.S. House of Representatives’ Republican majority and its Democratic minority.

With margins tight in both chambers, control of Congress in 2026 is expected to hinge on a small group of competitive Senate contests and House districts sensitive to national trends. As America ...

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President Donald Trump said he will soon have a "majority" of his nominees on the Federal Reserve board who will back his desire to slash interest rates. Trump's comment at a Cabinet meeting came ...