Leaders from both political parties react after Democrats take control of House, Senate
President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who's set to become the majority leader, are reacting to these results.
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President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who's set to become the majority leader, are reacting to these results.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told staffers that he will not run for minority leader in the new Congress, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The balance of power in Congress is on the line in the 2026 midterm elections. Northwestern University professor Erik Nisbet, director of the Center for Communication and Public Policy at the university, joins Dana and Audrina with a breakdown of what's motivating voters and why.
President Trump is heading to Kansas, a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.
Hundreds of thousand of legal immigrants, including refugees, will lose Medicaid coverage and SNAP benefits Wednesday, from cuts in the President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Republicans last year.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker excoriated the Republican midterm convention in Dallas at a Democrats' event in Texas Tuesday, calling it "a clown show" focused on President Trump while Americans are hurting.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
Some House Republicans have rebuked Mr. Trump on tariffs, war powers and the Epstein files, and defections could grow as the midterms approach.
The House on Tuesday voted 217 to 214 to fund major parts of the government and end the partial shutdown.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss to testify before Congress over the city's response to Gaza protests at Northwestern University in 2024.
The senate voted on one last-ditch temporary funding measure, but it did not pass. The White House is also threatening mass firings at federal agencies if no deal is reached.
Right wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed during an event at a Utah university Wednesday, got his start in politics from a young age in Chicago's suburbs.
A University of Chicago expert on political violence said Charlie Kirk's death comes at a pivotal moment in America, and there are steps lawmakers need to take to steer the country away from chaos.
Texas Republicans gaveled out their special session on Friday, though they immediately called a new one, which the Democrats are expected to attend.
