Scalise won with 67% followed by Democrat Mel Manuel in second at 24%. Scalise, of Metairie, and House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also ...

Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport is confident Republicans will keep House majority when final election results are tallied.

Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the House of Representatives and perhaps even expand their narrow majority after several key Election Day victories, despite dozens of races that are ...

President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation in what was his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana’s Republican leaders are poised to gain more influence in Washington as President-Elect Donald Trump begins his second term.

With projections made in most states across the country, ABC has projected that former President Donald Trump will win the high-stakes presidential match-up against Vice President Kamala Harris.

which means the chamber’s two top leaders will continue to be from Louisiana for the next two years. This time, however, ...

Democrats watched their efforts to salvage their slim Senate majority slip out of reach as tallies rolled in across a map that favored Republicans.

Reaction to the presidential election continues to pour in from both sides of the aisle. WDSU heard from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers at the Capitol. Obviously, opinions differ, with some ...

Fresh off his victory over U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright on Tuesday, Republican Rob Bresnahan on Wednesday said it’s time to get ...

Democrat Cleo Fields won the seat for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, the state’s new majority-Black district, ...