Niels Lesniewski

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that Kari Lake, a former TV news anchor who has lost bids for Senate and for governor in Arizona, will be appointed to lead the Voice of America. “I am pleased to announce that […]

Posted December 4, 2024 at 10:56am House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., on Wednesday released the chamber’s legislative calendar for 2025, and it largely follows a similar pattern to previous years. The calendar features just one planned four-week period in session

House Republicans will enter the 119th Congress with a razor-thin majority after an election that saw Democrats score a net gain of one seat — a rare bright spot for the party that decisively lost the White House and the

Congress returns Monday with a full plate for December’s legislative session, as well as plenty of announced nominees to begin vetting for the incoming Trump administration. Leading the list from President-elect Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving week announcements was the choice of

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to tap at least two House members and at least one senator to serve in his administration will set up special elections, adding an element of uncertainty to closely divided chambers. The expected nomination of three-term

Contests for Senate majority leader and the suddenly open House Republican conference chair position headline GOP leadership elections on Capitol Hill this week, with open jockeying for both posts. Senate Republican Whip John Thune of South Dakota, along with former

President-elect Donald Trump is moving rapidly to name members of his next administration, including floating nominees that should not have trouble winning confirmation in next year’s GOP-led Senate. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is, according to multiple reports and Trump

The 2024 campaign for the Senate has centered on a few close races that will determine the majority, but a half-dozen likely incoming senators who were on track to win their races easily will enter the chamber with high profiles,

Republicans sought to disavow the anti-Puerto Rico joke that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made on stage Sunday at former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden. “I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of

Democrats trounced Republicans in third-quarter fundraising in what are anticipated to be the closest House races of the 2024 campaign. Of the 32 contests identified by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales as either tilting in a direction or a