It’s more than a year before Election Day … but lawmakers are already gauging what issues will be winners when voters return to the ballot box.

Shasti Conrad was elected DNC vice chair, giving her a voice in crafting the party’s strategy for responding to the Trump ...

Both parties have seen splits in recent days over the prospect of striking Iran. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican ...

Nor is McConnell the only pending retirement by a senator who was a freshman member of Congress during President Ronald ...

We’re happy to announce that Sean Collins is joining The Washington Post as a deputy Congress editor. In this role, Sean will ...

Sheila Bunn, a lifelong resident of Ward 8, is running for the vacant D.C. Council seat and aims to bring more youth involvement in local policy.

The race between Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears will, regardless of the result, install the ...

President Donald Trump has tapped former Republican Washington Congressional candidate Joe Kent to potentially lead the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC). Kent defeated incumbent Jaime ...

Washington — Lawmakers are returning ... poised to hold onto control of the House after last week's elections. The new Congress will be seated in January, and President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Larsen has served Washington's Congressional District 2 since 2001 ... Herrera Beutler was widely seen as a more moderate candidate, having voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 attack ...

Lori Chavez-DeRemer. It was among the most closely watched races in the country, along with the seat for Washington's 3rd Congressional District, which Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defended against ...

Washington is on track to send at least two new lawmakers to Congress next year. Although some of the state’s congressional races are still up in the air, Washingtonians have a pretty clear picture of ...