The 2009 version of Harry Reid may look a lot different than the 2008 model.

With his own reelection at stake in 2010, the Democratic Senate majority leader is planning to trade in the fiercely partisan tirades against …

As the single most important Republican in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be under intense scrutiny in the opening weeks of the 111th Congress.

While he will have at least 41 Republican votes in the next …

Of the 53 new members who joined the House in 2007, only one — Republican Kevin O. McCarthy of California — has ascended to the leadership of his party.

Several members of McCarthy’s freshman class have already been sent …

Every place has its go-to people, the ones who understand how things work and how to get things done.

The Hill is no different, but finding the levers of power amid the thousands of people who toil in and …

Texas Rep. Mike Conaway is a prolific fundraiser who helped root out an embezzlement scheme at the National Republican Congressional Committee last year, making him a top contender for a coveted seat on the Ways and Means panel.

But his Lone Star …

It’s not easy being John Boehner.

The Republicans’ leader in the House starts the new year by facing off against an overwhelmingly popular president in Barack Obama while balancing divergent constituencies within his own party.

Advantage: Obama….

Nancy Pelosi, whose steel-and-satin political style was shaped by a childhood in the Democratic clubhouses of Baltimore and the chardonnay fundraising circuit in 1980s San Francisco, is living the paradox of a politician whose dreams are about to come true….

Democrats will change House rules on Tuesday, ending the six-year term limit for committee chairmen while restraining the minority party from disrupting legislation on the floor.

Democrats agreed to the package Monday night, and Republicans are expected to protest …

Democrat Al Franken was officially declared the winner Monday in Minnesota’s Senate race, defeating Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 225 votes, according to the state Canvassing Board.

“Al Franken has won the election,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …

With new unemployment numbers out Friday and growing concern about deflation, President-elect Barack Obama won bipartisan pledges from Congress on Monday that lawmakers will approve a major economic recovery bill by mid-February.

Disputes remain over the final content of …