Current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, is the frontrunner to become the next speaker of the House, but he is short on the votes required

Legislation to sort out Afghan refugee status remains stalled in Congress.

Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

For the past 48 years Senator Patrick Leahy has served the nation and his home state of Vermont.

Journalist Katie Couric joined lawmakers to announce the ‘Find it Early Act' for cancer screenings.

Senator Leahy was first elected in 1974.

Two days before lawmakers were scheduled to adjourn for the year, one of the lead negotiators of the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform filed a long-awaited amendment detailing several changes to the landmark cash bail overhaul.

The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets tied to Russia and Belarus in retaliation for their participation in the war in Ukraine.

An appellate court on Wednesday reversed several contempt of court citations that were filed in recent months against Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith for failing to comply with court orders to place state wards in appropriate settings.

State Rep. Tony McCombie said Wednesday that her top priority when she becomes the next House minority leader will be to rebuild the GOP caucus following last week’s elections that were, for Republicans, a disappointment.