Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York has announced his history-making bid to become the first Black person to helm a major political party in Congress.

Republican 2024 presidential prospects descend upon Las Vegas this weekend as anxious donors and activists openly consider whether to embrace former President Donald Trump for a third consecutive bid.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not seek a leadership role in the new Congress.

Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages has crossed a major Senate hurdle, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden's agenda and spur a flurry of investigations.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has been re-elected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and a leader of the Democratic-controlled state Senate have an agreement to hold a special election in January to fill the seat of GOP state Sen. Jen Kiggans.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has cleared the first major step toward becoming House speaker.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it supports efforts underway in Congress to safeguard same-sex marriage rights.

Support for abortion rights drove women to the polls in Tuesday's elections. But for many, the issue took on higher meaning.

Evangelical Christians across the U.S. reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes in the midterm elections.

J. Miles Coleman at the UVA Center for Politics explains how the election results may have affected Governor Glenn Youngkin’s political future.

On Thursday, Governor Glenn Youngkin suggested that the results from Tuesday represent an opportunity and a challenge for the GOP.

Virginia's Republican lieutenant governor is publicly breaking from Donald Trump, saying if he makes a third bid for the White House, she will not support him.

Two years of relentless attacks on democratic traditions by former President Donald Trump and his allies left the country's future in doubt, and voters responded.

A day after the midterm elections, misinformation about the results is zeroing in on the states of Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Increased voter turnout had an impact on election results in this year’s midterm elections.

Officials say this midterm election is very different when compared to previous years.

Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinges on tight Arizona, Nevada and Georgia races.

No digital intrusions are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote.

Republicans have knocked off one of three Democratic congresswomen in Virginia who faced tough re-election bids in a midterm election season where the GOP sought to regain control of the House of Representatives.

Voters did not encounter widespread problems on Election Day. That has not stopped former President Donald Trump and other Republicans from falsely portraying minor snags at polling places to undermine confidence in the results.

Abortion rights supporters won in the four states where access was on the ballot.

AP VoteCast shows that high inflation was the top consideration for voters in the midterm elections, just as Republicans had hoped.

Yesli Vega tweeted a statement late Wednesday morning, congratulating Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on her re-election.