A local icon. A symbol of San Francisco politics. A Speaker emerita. A matriarch. A badass. So when retired Chronicle librarian Bill Van Niekerken found 1972 photos of the former Speaker of the House ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans released a budget plan Wednesday that sets the stage for advancing many of President ...

All 12 GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Patel’s confirmation, while all 10 Democrats on the ...

House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-S.C., waged "war on waste" ...

Henrico, listed a host of high-profile endorsements, including U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-3rd, ...

Senators voted 52-48 to confirm Gabbard, with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joining all 47 Democrats in opposition.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky — joined Democrats in voting against Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national ...

The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, a major win for President Donald Trump as Gabbard had been among the most controversial ...

Her limited experience and comments on Putin, Syria, surveillance, and Snowden had put her nomination at risk.

Sen. Dick Durbin said in a letter that Patel "may have perjured himself" when he said under oath that he was not aware of any ...

Democrats hope Ken Martin, the new DNC chairman, will lead the party back to populism after the 2024 election and ...