Key dates to watch in 2025 for the 119th Congress
The Republican majorities in the House and Senate want to get to work quickly on President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, but they will soon face an assortment of deadlines and potential scheduling conflicts.
WATCH LIVE: Senate gavels in, opening 119th Congress
Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland — will be sworn in, the first time in the nation’s history two Black women senators will serve at the same time.
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Watch Live: 119th Congress Begins As House Votes For Speaker
The 119th Congress will begin Friday at noon as the House votes on whether to keep Republican Mike Johnson as Speaker. With the narrowest majority in more than 100 years, Johnson can only afford to lose one or two Republican votes.
Mike Johnson wins reelection as House speaker in dramatic vote to open new Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.
Watch live: House votes on whether to keep Mike Johnson as speaker
Representative Mike Johnson is trying to maintain his hold on the speakership amid discontent and opposition from members of the Republican majority.
WATCH LIVE: House convenes for 119th Congress, elects speaker
Among the new members is Republican Ryan Mackenzie, who defeated Democrat Susan Wild in November's election. He represents Pennsylvania's 7th District.
The 119th Congress convenes
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The 119th Congress: Some history makers, but fewer women overall
Democrats are sending a record number of women to the House and Senate, but just two new women lawmakers are Republicans, leading to an overall decline in representation.
13 LGBTQ+ elected lawmakers join the 119th Congress
The 119th Congress opens with a historic milestone: the largest group of out LGBTQ+ members in U.S. history, a dynamic 13 legislators who are redefining wha
The 119th Congress features several trailblazers
One of the first big priorities Congress will tackle is the confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. (Scripps News)
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Watch Live: White House Press Briefing With Karine Jean-Pierre As Congress Returns To DC
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters Friday as the House holds their vote for Speaker.
Watch live: Harris swears in new senators
Vice President Harris will open the Senate for the 119th Congress on Friday afternoon, swearing in members as the GOP prepares to take control of the upper chamber. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is ...
Vice President Kamala Harris Swears in New Members of Congress
When Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the Capitol on Friday to swear-in the new class of Senators, many of the smiling ...
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Watch: Kamala Harris Botches Pledge of Allegiance While Presiding Over the Senate
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have failed Americans in every way imaginable except one. Indeed, when it comes to turning solemn, patriotic moments into spectacles of ...
Watch live: House votes for Speaker as 119th Congress begins
Friday as the House is set to vote on whether he will keep the gavel in the 119th Congress. What has historically been a ...
Here's what to expect when the 119th Congress is sworn in
The 119th Congress convenes on Friday amid a huge shift of power in Washington as Republicans take control of both chambers of Congress ahead of President-elect Donald Trump being sworn in on Jan. 20.