For the last six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been used to getting his way with the state Legislature, at times slashing the priorities of Republican leaders and calling them back to Tallahassee to ...

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.

Michigan’s 2025 legislative session is underway with Republicans now holding the House majority. Thursday, House Speaker Matt Hall introduced some new ways to ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

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Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

For all the Republican talk about "looking forward," the new president and some of his allies appear preoccupied with the retired Democratic president.

The Texas House will decide Thursday on its rules of engagement for the rest of the legislative session – a brisk battle over sensitive issues such as whether Democrats should lead committees, which ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson replaced Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee with Rep. Rick Crawford, citing a desire for “fresh horses” and not directly involving ...

The uncertainty just hours before Trump's arrival underscores the complicated relationship between two of the nation's most formidable political rivals. Newsom, in particular, is navigating a crisis ...

Meanwhile, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth will face a test vote in the Senate that may indicate whether fresh allegations about this personal conduct that surfaced this week are ...

Trump says the blame for Los Angeles’ struggles to tame some of the deadly fires lies with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.