Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

Two Democrats and one Republican have announced they are running for speaker of the Texas House, vying to unseat the current ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.

After Republicans swept many state legislative seats on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott said he had more than enough votes to ...

With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto ...

Now that South Dakota's 2024 election is in the books, it's time to take a deep breath and step away from politics for a few ...

What to know about Sens. John Thune, John Cornyn, and Rick Scott as they run to replace Mitch McConnell in the top GOP leadership spot.

With their success at the polls on Tuesday, Texas Republicans are poised to run the table in the Legislature. But internal fights are probably ahead.

President-elect Donald Trump won across the map — improving on Republican margins nearly everywhere and delivering on his ...

Two long-time senators have had rocky relationships with Trump that absent reconciliation may come back to haunt their bids for leadership.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday said school choice will be his top priority when the state Senate gathers in January.

House members and visitors listen to impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House chamber ...