Mark Schoeff

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., was far from his home state Wednesday, campaigning for GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio, a race whose outcome could directly impact Scott's role next year in the Senate.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be secretary of the Department of Labor.

Paul Atkins, left, a Securities and Exchange Commission member from 2002 to 2008, was chosen to lead the agency by President-elect Donald Trump. ( Mark Wilson/Getty Images file photo )

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking ranking member Tim Scott, R-S.C., didn't waste any time Wednesday afternoon praising Paul Atkins after President-elect Donald Trump tapped Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission.

WASHINGTON — David Sacks, who has funded and run high-tech firms, has “on the ground” experience to deal with increasing global competition on

WASHINGTON — David Sacks, who has funded and run high-tech firms, has “on the ground” experience to deal with increasing global competition on

Johnson, R-La., has to win a majority of the votes cast for a named candidate. If two Republicans vote for someone else and all the Democrats do

​WASHINGTON — Rep. Victoria Spartz, one of a handful of House Republicans who could deny Speaker Mike Johnson the gavel in the new Congress on Friday, is seeking changes to the budget process before she decides how she will vote.

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Republicans and Democrats sparred over whether to increase funding for affordable housing or use existing funding better

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Republicans and Democrats sparred over whether to increase funding for affordable housing or use existing funding better