Numbers speak the loudest as the Republican Party approaches its first 100 days as the House majority in the 118th Congress. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican, noted that 59 bills have been passed in his chamber so far -- compared to 37 bills passed by the House in the comparable period during the Democratic-controlled 117th Congress.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will need to win evangelical voters if he decides to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary, is poised to sign a new bill imposing one of the strictest abortion limits in the nation.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he's returning to Congress Monday after a nearly six-week absence recovering from a concussion suffered in a fall.

A potential primary challenger to Republican first-term Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah took a major step Thursday toward jumping into next year's race, expected to be one of the GOP's hardest-fought contests in 2024.

New revelations that a major contributor to Democrats helped finance a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of rape is fresh reason to delay this month's trial for a month, a lawyer for the former president said Thursday. But his accuser's attorney claims Trump just wants to avoid trial.