The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy” and “Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon.” It’s laudable when ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes on Thursday, delaying final passage of Republicans' ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber prior to the final vote for President Donald ...

Carolyn McCarthy, a fierce proponent of gun control who represented parts of Long Island in Congress for nearly 20 years, has ...

Carolyn McCarthy, a former Democratic U.S. Rep. and gun safety advocate, died Thursday. She was 81.

Hakeem Jeffries shatters House speech record previously held by Kevin McCarthy, calling Trump's legislation "one big, ugly ...

Three months after Sen. Cory Booker broke his chamber's record for the longest speech ever, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ...

Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his “sweet time” with a marathon floor speech that ...

Republicans see a lot to celebrate, but Democrats are hoping to build momentum leading into the 2026 midterms.