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 ...

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 ...

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

Former Biden Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki has criticized Democrats for passing over Rep. Alexandria ...

The court announced Thursday that it had overturned a decision by Judge Scott McAfee allowing Willis to remain on the case ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) offered a lighthearted response after President-elect Donald Trump commented on her failure to clinch a powerful House committee position.

Trump offered up his form of condolences after the New York lawmaker lost her bid to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

President-elect Donald Trump took a thinly veiled shot ... he concluded. Rep. Gerry Connolly won the vote to be the leading Democrat on the Oversight Committee on Tuesday, winning by a margin ...

President-elect Trump on Wednesday encouraged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) to “keep trying” after the congresswoman ...

Gerry Connolly of Virginia was named the next ... In short, when combined with her clear willingness to face President-elect Donald Trump’s likely corruption head-on, Ocasio-Cortez is exactly ...

Nancy Pelosi reportedly whipped the vote against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to elect 74-year-old Gerry Connolly, who is ...