Representative Gerry Connolly beat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a race for a top leadership spot in the party—and then ...

which means both positions will service as prominent foils to Trump and the Republican majority in the House. Connolly had unsuccessfully run for the Oversight role twice before. He was facing ...

Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...

President-elect Donald Trump will enter the White House for his second, nonconsecutive term when he is inaugurated on January 20, 2025, and he has promised sweeping and consequential action to ...

WASHINGTON – President-elect Don a ld Trump had only kind words to say about Jimmy Carter upon his death on Sunday, calling the former president “a truly good man” who will be missed.

Three of Mike Johnson’s fellow Republicans voted against their party’s nominee to lead the House, despite an endorsement from President-elect Donald J. Trump. Two changed their votes after a ...

A federal appeals court has affirmed a jury’s $5 million sexual abuse and defamation verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the president-elect’s effort for a new trial in the case brought by ...

A federal appeals court upheld a $5 million civil verdict Monday that found President-elect Donald Trump liable for defaming and sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll, rejecting his request for a new ...

Donald Trump’s siding with Elon Musk over visas for high-tech workers is the most significant example yet of the president-elect favoring powerful elements in his new MAGA coalition over his ...

A New York federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury's verdict that President-elect Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed columnist E. Jean Carroll and owes her $5 million for doing so.

President-elect Donald Trump has doubled down on many of his economic promises in the weeks since his victory but will head into 2025 set to face formidable global players who may have other plans.

When the frequent court foes of Donald Trump’s first administration look back at the early days of his presidency, they recall “building the airplane as we were flying it,” as outgoing ...