Rep. Hakeem Jeffries makes historic bid to lead House Democrats after Pelosi

If elected, the 52-year-old politician would be the first Black leader of a congressional party. House Democrats will elect leaders in a meeting after Thanksgiving.

Georgia abortion providers resume procedures, remain wary after court strikes down ban

Abortion providers in Georgia resumed performing the procedure beyond six weeks of pregnancy this week but say they're being cautious after a judge threw out the state’s abortion ban.

Nancy Pelosi won't seek leadership role; plans to stay in Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to either seek another term as the Democratic leader or to step aside has been widely anticipated.

Speaker David Ralston to lie in state in Georgia State Capitol Rotunda

Georgia House SpeakerDavid Ralston will be the 36th Georgian to receive the honor of lying in state in the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda.

Election 2022: Republicans win slim majority in House

More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House from Democratic control.

Senate advances same-sex, interracial marriage bill with 12 GOP votes

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the law is a chance for the Senate to “live up to its highest ideals” and protect marriage equality for all people.

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader; Scott’s bid rejected

Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized over his party’s midterm election failures.

Trump criminal probes will proceed -- even as he’s candidate

Donald Trump’s early announcement of his third White House bid won’t shield the former president from the criminal investigations already confronting him as an ordinary citizen, leaving him legally and politically exposed as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination.

McConnell wins Senate leadership election, overcomes Scott challenge

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday won reelection as Senate GOP leader, fending off a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott and setting himself up to become the longest-serving party leader in the history of the Senate.

Donald Trump is running for president again in 2024

On the heels of disappointing midterm results for the GOP, Trump is continuing to move forward with the launch of his third presidential bid.

2022 Election: Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Dems

Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year.

A record 12 women were elected as governors this election, making US history

Eight of the 12 are Democrats, aligning with the trend of more women serving in elected office identifying as Democrats than Republicans in the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate and state legislatures.

Rick Scott announces plan to unseat Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate

Sen. Rick Scott is running to unseat Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate, he announced in a note to GOP colleagues Tuesday first obtained by Fox News Digital.

Georgia runoff election: Warnock campaign sues to allow early voting

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and some of his democratic allies filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to allow early voting on the Saturday before Georgia's runoff election. That announcement did not go without opposition.

'Just noise': DeSantis dismisses Trump's attacks, says people should 'check out the scoreboard' from midterms

"The fact of the matter is, it was the greatest Republican victory in the history of the state of Florida," DeSantis told reporters. "At the end of the day, I'd tell people to go check out the scoreboard from last Tuesday night."