Federal investigators are trying to determine why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others crashed shortly after takeoff in North Carolina.

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has died in a North Carolina plane crash along with his wife, two children and three others.

House Republicans in key battleground districts are working to contain the political fallout expected when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act.

Rep. Darrell Issa tells the Associated Press he isn’t moving to Texas to run for Congress.

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is staying in California.

In heavily Democratic California, one prominent Republican U.S. House member is considering an audacious maneuver — moving to Texas to run for Congress.

Political leaders in Washington are spending much of their energy these days blaming the other party for what could be a significant government shutdown.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked straight into the camera and offered a stark moment for his Democratic Party.

Chris Murphy has been touring the country talking to voters, and some people are starting to view the Democratic senator from Connecticut as worthy of the national spotlight.

Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine have won special elections in two Florida congressional districts.

Democrats with few electoral outlets for their outrage at President Donald Trump’s dramatic restructuring of the federal government are pouring millions of dollars into two special elections in Florida.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the government.

Elon Musk says Social Security and other federal benefit programs will be targeted in his hunt for fraudulent spending.

The chairman of the House Republican campaign committee is already predicting his party will pick up seats in the midterm election that are some 20 months away.

Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government.

After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections — they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo.

In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made a centerpiece of their pitch to voters — immigration.

Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris as they and former President Donald Trump’s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day.

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection.

Just 81,000 people live in rural Chatham County in North Carolina, where there are more than 1,000 farms.

Democratic infighting is rattling elections in swing congressional districts in California that could be key to helping determine control of the U.S. House.

House Republicans may be critical of diversity and inclusion programs within the federal government and elsewhere.

A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber.

Republicans have chosen firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.

The most vulnerable House Republicans whose elections in swing districts next year will determine which party gains control of the chamber are overwhelmingly voicing their support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

California is again emerging as a critical battleground in the fight to control the U.S. House.

The relationship between the nation's military community and the Republican president has been strained repeatedly over the course of Trump's turbulent first term. Trump's relationship with the nation's military community has been frequently strained. Biden leaned into the debate Tuesday, calling the Trump administration's handling of the Russian intelligence an absolute dereliction of duty." Erik Hendriks lost his 25-year-old son in an April 2019 attack that intelligence officials believe may be tied to the Russian bounties. He admitted, however, that many of his close friends from the military community continue to support Trump.

The reenergized movement against racial inequality and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has amplified the voices of Black candidates across the country. Its just a total shift.The reenergized movement against racial inequality has amplified the voices of Black candidates, in some cases pushing the political debate over race into Republican-leaning areas. Democrats say they've seen a significant boost in fundraising and other engagement for candidates running on racial justice issues, and believe it could help the party flip some Republican-held districts in November. It was the kind of fundraising appeal that typically would bring in about $1.50 for every $1 a congressional campaign spent on the ad buy. Other Black candidates are seeing a similar trend, she said.