Vacancies in part of political shakeup after President-elect Donald Trumps win in November

In todays issue: This weekend, all roads lead to Mar-a-Lago. President-elect Trump, who has called his Florida club the winter White House will spend the remainder of the week hosting groups of Republicans and some Democrats at his residence for meetings ahead of a busy week in Congress of budget reconciliation and Cabinet...

Senate Republicans fear that President-elect Trumps tax agenda could be derailed in the House by several potential landmines, including calls by some GOP lawmakers to raise corporate taxes and to lift the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions. Senators worry that if one or two House Republicans insist on raising corporate taxes to...

Chuck Schumer wouldnt allow a vote on the Laken Riley Act last year. His party just helped advance it.

If you dont like the message, skewer the messengers. Thats the tactic leaders of the House and Senate used to dismiss reporters coverage of the state Legislatures inability to move bills to the governors desk in a timely manner. Beacon Hills top two Democrats recently bashed local media outlets for critical coverage of the Legislatures […]

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the vice president-elect, announced on Thursday he will resign his seat from the Senate, effective at the start of Friday. Vance sent his resignation letter on Thursday to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), as he readies for the next four years in the White House. "As I prepare to assume my...

Schumer and other Democrats voted to move the bill forward, but said they want debates and, possibly, amendments.

As the 119th Congress gets underway, some meticulous new research from the Pew Research Center reveals that Christians will make up 87% of voting members in the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2025-27 congressional session. "That's down from 88% in the last session and 92% a decade ago," the research said.

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance announced Thursday his resignation from the Senate effective at midnight, so he can be sworn in as vice president on Jan. 20.

Vance made his intentions known in a letter Thursday to Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who will choose his successor.

A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday that would punish swatting with criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison in the worst cases.

Last year the Laken Riley Act couldn't even get a sniff of action in the Senate.

His resignation, which he stated in a Jan. 9 letter to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, takes effect at midnight ET on Jan. 10.

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will resign his Senate seat at midnight Thursday, clearing the way for his Jan. 20 swearing-in alongside President-elect Donald Trump, NBC News reports. The Ohio Republican […]

New York election officials are being urged to investigate whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed voter fraud by casting his November ballot from a discredited address, as the former independent presidential candidate seeks Senate confirmation for a top public health role in the Trump administration.

The bill targeting the International Criminal Court now goes to the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is expected to bring it up.