Congress certifies Trump's 2024 win, without the Jan. 6 mob violence of four years ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings Monday that unfolded without challenge, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as his mob of supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers convened under...

No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump's win boosts Republicans' faith in elections -- for now

This Jan. 6 won't be the same. Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump urged supporters to head to the Capitol to protest Congress' certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election. “Will be wild!” Trump promised on Twitter a few weeks before...

The Latest: Schumer says Senate on course to pass bill before funding lapses at midnight

With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. The...

Republican Andy Biggs wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 5th Congressional District

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Andy Biggs wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 5th Congressional District.

AP Race Call: Republican Andy Biggs wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 5th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Andy Biggs won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Arizona on Wednesday. He defeated Democrat Katrina Schaffner. Biggs, who has represented the 5th Congressional District since 2017, was the former chair of the hardline Freedom Caucus and was one of the eight House Republicans to oust...