U.S. House
Here’s What Could Happen Now That Democrats Clinched the Senate
With the prospect of split control of Congress, and incredibly thin margins in both chambers, what happens next?
The House Is Getting a Bunch of New Progressives
Winners include the youngest person ever elected to the chamber and a Pennsylvania candidate who was heavily targeted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Congressional Staffers Could Finally Get a Union After 26 Years
Now, the work to actually win union representation begins.
Former House Speaker Gets 15-Month Prison Term in Molestation Hush Money Case
Dennis Hastert admitted for the first time Wednesday that he abused boys in the 1970s, but faced only banking charges because the statute of limitations on molestation had expired.
Bernie Sanders Needs a Revolution, So He's Making It Rain on Some Congressional Candidates
Sanders is going to need a massive change in Congress if he wants to get anything done, and so far he's picked three candidates who could help him out. But he'll need a lot more.
In a Weepy Transition, Paul Ryan Replaces John Boehner as Speaker of the House
Paul Ryan was sworn into one of the most powerful positions in the United States government today, putting an end to weeks of Republican disarray.