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Donald Trump arrives onstage to accept the Republican nomination for president at the national party convention in Milwaukee in July. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

The Trump era of Congress begins, with a majority in House arriving since 2016 

By Jacob Fulton
Posted January 2, 2025 at 7:31pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, here at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in July, received President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement Monday.

Trump offers Johnson ‘complete and total’ backing as speaker, but hurdles remain

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 30, 2024 at 4:53pm
Staff from the Office of the Attending Physician are seen leaving after checking on Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell in his office in the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

McConnell suffers minor injuries in fall

By Jacob Fulton
Posted December 10, 2024 at 4:25pm, Updated at 4:48pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, at podium, conducts a news conference with House Democratic Caucus leaders in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday. Also appearing are, from left, Reps. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, Debbie Dingell of Michigan, Lori Trahan of Massachusetts, Joe Neguse of Colorado, Katherine M. Clark of Massachusetts, Pete Aguilar of California, Ted Lieu of California, Lauren Underwood of Illinois and Robert Garcia of California.

House Democrats hold low-fuss leadership elections

By Mary Ellen McIntire, Jacob Fulton and Daniela Altimari
Posted November 19, 2024 at 11:55am, Updated at 4:50pm
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are pictured during the House Republican leadership post-election news conference outside the Capitol on Tuesday. House Republicans again nominated Johnson as speaker on Wednesday, and Scalise sailed to reelection as majority leader.

House GOP nominates Johnson for speaker, taps McClain for conference chair

By Jacob Fulton, Daniela Altimari, John T. Bennett and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 13, 2024 at 6:25pm
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for the Senate Republicans leadership election in the Capitol on Wednesday. Thune beat Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott to become the next Senate majority leader.

Thune elected to replace McConnell as next Senate GOP leader

By John T. Bennett, Jacob Fulton and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 13, 2024 at 1:00pm, Updated at 4:58pm
The U.S. Border Patrol stakes out a rural area near the Canadian border at Canaan, Vt., in January.

Some GOP lawmakers air northern border crossing concerns, too

By Jacob Fulton
Posted November 4, 2024 at 3:32pm
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right, talks with guests during a campaign rally at the Communications Workers of America Local 4370 in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Brown is running for reelection against Republican candidate Bernie Moreno.

Democrats fight for foothold in increasingly conservative Ohio

By Jacob Fulton
Posted October 30, 2024 at 5:19pm
Rep. Marcy Kaptur shares a laugh with Pastor Charles E. Jones during the NAACP’s 109th Freedom Fund Celebration at the Stranahan Theater & Great Hall in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday. Kaptur, who has served in Congress since 1983, is in the midst of her most competitive reelection campaign in more than a decade.

In northern Ohio, a veteran lawmaker faces a more skeptical landscape

By Jacob Fulton
Posted October 28, 2024 at 4:20pm
Then-Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is seen in the U.S. Capitol during senate votes on January 23, 2024.

Ethics review into Menendez closed after resignation takes effect

By Jacob Fulton
Posted August 21, 2024 at 5:47pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the Democratic National Convention from Milwaukee after the roll call vote in Chicago on Tuesday.

Harris as a candidate, more than her stances, excites young Democrats

By Jacob Fulton
Posted August 21, 2024 at 4:22pm