ABC News’ Jay O’Brien and Katherine Faulders report on Congress as they prepare to kick off their 119th session with a vote for House speaker on Friday.

House Republican leaders unveiled new rules for the 119th Congress, which includes a provision that will make it harder to oust a speaker but doesn’t remove the threat.

Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that he doesn’t think House Speaker Mike Johnson has the necessary votes to remain speaker in Friday's leadership election.

President-elect Donald Trump said House Speaker Mike Johnson has his “complete and total endorsement” to keep his job despite opposition from some Republicans ahead of Friday’s vote.

President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Republican Mike Johnson amid a fight over House speakership that will culminate in a vote at the end of the week.

Musk and Ramaswamy have found themselves at odds with some of Trump's supporters over their support for H-1B visas, which allow foreign professionals to work in America.

Former Republican Congressman John Katko and Rob Bluey, president and executive editor of The Daily Signal, discuss the MAGA infighting over H-1B visas.

The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah, on “This Week.”

Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday rejected reports that Senate support for her as Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence vote is lackluster.

Several House Republicans stormed out of Tuesday morning’s conference meeting furious over Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of the government funding bill.

Why it's hard for Democrats to win elections for U.S. Senate control.

Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth met with another moderate Republican whose vote will be closely watched in his confirmation battle.

It is unclear if McConnell, 82, sustained any injuries at this time or what the severity of the fall was. Two medical responders were seen briefly entering his office and have since departed.

Trump gained ground in every state and most counties in the 2024 election compared to 2020.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fell during the Senate Republican lunch on Tuesday.

Should Sen. Marco Rubio be confirmed as secretary of state in Trump's incoming administration, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would need to choose a successor.

With Trump picks leaving vacancies, Republicans could have a 217-215 majority -- the narrowest GOP majority in history -- when the 119th Congress convenes on Jan. 3.

Republicans senators returned to Washington after Thanksgiving recess to a renewed peppering of questions about President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.

As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his Cabinet and closest advisers, African American Republicans ask why more Black people haven’t been selected.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to crack down on food dyes and pesticides. He may run into opposition from his own party, which dislikes broad federal regulation.

Democrats need to flip four Senate seats in 2026 to reclaim a majority, but have few clear targets.

As of Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern, ABC News is reporting that Republicans have won at least 218 seats in the next House and Democrats have won at least 208.

ABC News Washington Bureau Chief & Political Director Rick Klein breaks down the slim Republican margin in the 119th Congress on“This Week.”

"Trump's rhetoric is completely different," one expert said.

Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives that offers Republicans barely any margin of error.

Donald Trump's new attorney general pick Pam Bondi appears easily positioned to pick up the mantle on his goal of overhauling DOJ and his pledge for retribution.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will chair a new subcommittee aimed at eliminating government waste under the newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency.”

Two lawmakers to introduce bills to 'eliminate' the Department of Education.

GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer said there was "a sense of relief" after Matt Gaetz made his statement resigning from the attorney general nomination.

Senate Democrats are expected to dedicate hours of floor time in coming weeks as a last-minute effort to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary.

After weekend with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out a tentative plan to keep the government funded that could tee up a funding fight in Trump’s first 100 days.

Though Republicans will likely soon have control in the Oval Office, House and Senate, every president since 1981 who's elected with a similar trifecta has lost it in the next midterm.

Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP government in Washington.

John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott are vying to succeed Mitch McConnell as the Republicans leader in the U.S. Senate.

Thune beat out Sen. John Cornyn in a second round of votes, securing enough to clinch the position.

Donald Trump is back in Washington, arriving with billionaire Elon Musk. His first stop was to speak to House Republicans.

House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by other Republican members of Congress for the first time since the election.

House Republican leaders took a victory lap as they returned to Washington, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

Donald Trump scored a comprehensive victory Tuesday, improving his numbers across several key demographics. Can other Republicans do the same?

The House is still up for grabs. ABC News political director and Washington bureau chief Rick Klein dives into the shifting balance of power on the federal level.

The GOP has clinched control of the Senate and eye the House as final results from the 2024 election trickle in.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks after Trump's election win.

ABC News’ Rick Klein and Rachel Scott break down how Republicans clinched control of the Senate with key flips and the state of the race in the House of Representatives.

How big will the Republicans' U.S. Senate majority be?

Republicans are projected to clinch control of the Senate after flipping at least two key states and successfully protecting their incumbents.

Senate Democrats head into Tuesday's elections defending a 51-49 majority; Republicans call it their best opportunity in a decade to gain ground.

Republican's narrow majority in the House of Representatives enters Tuesday on the knife's edge, with both parties possessing paths to control in the next Congress.

Some Republican-led states will not allow federal poll monitors at voting locations on Election Day, officials tell ABC News.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with co-founder of the Gender Liberation Movement, Raquel Willis, on the GOP’s recent use of advertisements targeting transgender females.