Senator Gary Peters announced on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026, adding further challenges to the Democrats' already tou...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as United States Health Secretary faced strong opposition because of his vaccine stance, support for abo...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, called Harris' 32nd tiebreaking vote a "great milestone."

US Vice President Kamala Harris tied a 191-year-old record by casting her 31st tie-breaking vote to break the 50-50 Senate deadlock on the ...

US Midterm Elections 2022 are happening for all 435 House seats; Democrats presently enjoy a slim five-seat advantage. Governors will be ch...

Biden said as a presidential candidate that if he were given the chance to nominate someone to the court, he would make history by choosing...

After laboring all night on a mountain of amendments - nearly all from Republicans and rejected - bleary-eyed senators approved the sprawli...

Tanden's viability was in doubt after Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and a number of moderate Republicans came out against her l...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered no clues on her plans to send President Donald Trump's impeachment to the Senate for trial but made it c...

A 38-year veteran of Congress who first came to the Senate during President Bill Clinton's impeachment, Schumer is a 70-year-old bundle of ...

The Senate will be split evenly, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris casting the tiebreaking vote when needed. The 222-211 Democratic m...

Which would mean that the tiebreaker vote will vest with Kamala Harris after she is sworn in on January 20 as the Vice President. Which wou...

The Cboe Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," on Monday notched its highest closing level since Nov. 5, at 26.97, while p...

A sweep by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff would hand control to Biden's party, as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would hold t...

After a slow start, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan swung 1.2% higher, hitting another all-time peak.

After a slow start, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan swung 0.8% higher to hit another all-time peak.

The options market is pricing in more volatility in January than December, likely due to the Georgia elections. If Republicans win at least...