Republican Sen. Lonnie Paxton will be the chamber's new president pro tem. Sen. Julia Kirt will lead the Democratic caucus ...

Democrats currently have the majority in the Senate. Democrats hold 47 of the chamber's 100 seats. Republicans have 49 seats.

MANILA – Senators on Tuesday urged concerned government agencies to create a comprehensive contingency plan to assist ...

Harris, in her capacity as president of Senate, will not be the first vice president to declare their rival the winner. Al Gore, Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon also had to do it.

Out of the 45 former US presidents, eight died during their tenure in office. Let’s take a look at what happens when things go wrong before they are sworn i ...

The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday urged his colleagues to support his bill prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons. Estrada, ...

Insights Men still outnumber female members of Congress.  Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders.  Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times. Also: ...

By Bode Gower, Ukiah High senior Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore officially announced his candidacy for the state Senate seat currently held by President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, who is ...

Arkansas Senate Republicans voted Thursday to no longer allow members of the minority party to serve as vice chairs of ...

Also: Discover “The Next NVIDIA” Women have long fought to gain a foothold in the United States Congress ... The first woman to serve as the Senate president pro tempore, Patty Murray ...

The upcoming legislative session will see a mix of new and familiar faces, including a number of House members who will be ...