Behind the Respect for Marriage Act, which the House votes on Tuesday, were unexpected alliances and pressure from GOP donors

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the latest with Kevin McCarthy's bid for speakership, the Jan. 6 Committee’s final report and the Georgia Senate runoff.

Hakeem Jeffries of New York on "This Week" played down the chances of his caucus compromising with Republicans on the chamber's next speaker over Kevin McCarthy

ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos interviews Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on “This Week.”

FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver breaks down Democrats’ chances of winning midterm races in Pennsylvania on “This Week.”

Jeffries will face a Dec. 16 deadline to bring the party together to fund the government or a shutdown could happen.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, recently elected Democratic leader of the House, faces a tough challenge of reaching a government funding deal before a Dec. 16 deadline in order to avoid a shutdown.

Peter Kennedy, the director of strategic coordination and research at BMWED, joins to discuss what rail unions are asking for as the possibility of a strike looms.

The Senate is set to make a critical vote that would force a deal and grant rail workers the paid leave that they’re asking for.

Senators are expected to vote as soon as Thursday, forcing workers to accept a tentative deal to prevent a rail strike that could cost the economy up to $2 billion a day.

The Senate on Thursday voted to avert a looming strike of the nation's railway workers by forcing a labor agreement that President Biden helped negotiate months ago.

McEachin died Monday after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said.

President Joe Biden asked Congress to intervene and avert a potential strike of the nation's railway workers by forcing the workers' unions to accept a deal negotiated earlier this year.

The next few weeks are going to require some across the aisle cooperation if Congress is to get anything done in what is known as the lame duck session after the midterms

Late Rep. Don Young of Alaska, the longest-serving Republican in the history of the House of Representatives, was honored on the Hill Tuesday as his body lay in state.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, lamented the growth of the GOP's "crazy caucus" in the House

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the likely incoming House Democratic leader, said on CNN that he anticipates Democrats will be united in a new minority

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on “This Week.”

Should he seek reelection in 2024 and win, Biden would be 86 years old by the end of his second term.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Friday announced his intention to run for House minority leader. ABC News’ Jay O’Brien and Karen Travers break it down.

McCarthy this week clinched the Republican nomination to be the next House speaker.

Nancy Pelosi spoke to print reporters about her decision to leave leadership, saying she feels "balanced about it all."

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien discusses the future of the House of Representatives and who is set to take over the role of speaker.

Nancy Pelosi will leave behind a lasting legacy as the first female speaker of the House. Rep. Hakeem Jefferies is the front-runner to take over House leadership for Democrats.

Nancy Pelosi, who was the first female House speaker, announced she will not seek a new leadership role when Republicans take control of the House.

Pelosi was elected as first female speaker in 2007 and again in 2019 -- the only speaker in 70 years to have won the office twice

After the midterm elections, House Republicans and Kevin McCarthy could take the majority with as few as 218 seats: Some conservatives wonder how governable that is

Nancy Pelosi demurred on Sunday about whether she intends to run for speaker again if Democrats hold the House after the midterm elections

ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos interviews Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on “This Week.”

"This election is a victory,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who took a moment late Saturday to celebrate the projected win.

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., on a special edition of “This Week.”

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on a special edition of “This Week.”

Republicans will take 'full control' of Congress: Glenn Youngkin on midterms in 'This Week' interview

A North Carolina district is a key battleground for congressional control.

ABC News Political Director Rick Klein breaks down Democrat and GOP paths to a Senate majority at the Midterm Monitor on “This Week.”

Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is the sole finalist to become president of the University of Florida, the school says, and the Republican senator has indicated he will take the job

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said she hopes to resurrect the filibuster for "everything," including all judicial and executive branch nominees.

The Senate is stumbling toward a government shutdown at the end of the week as energy policy causes headaches.

The House on Wednesday approved the Presidential Election Reform Act, intended to blunt future challenges to presidential elections

A Senate vote on marriage equality will be delayed until after the midterm elections, with GOP Sen. Susan Collins saying it will have enough votes to pass by then.

Meanwhile, Democrats are hoping to pass a marriage equality bill in the Senate.

Congress returns Tuesday facing must-pass funding bills as the midterms loom and the campaign trail beckons.

Perhaps no midterm primary is getting more attention than that of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, against Harriet Hageman, on Aug. 16

The bill is the largest investment in clean energy in U.S. history, investing $375B over 10 years to combat climate change, and also cuts out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs.

Every House Democrat on Friday voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act over Republican opposition, sending the climate, health and tax bill to President Joe Biden

The multibillion-dollar climate, health and tax bill will be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk next week to be signed into law.

Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, says the Democrats’ deal to pass the Inflation Reduction Act will do anything but – and harm businesses and consumers in the process.

ABC News business reporter Alexis Christoforous and Zohreen Shah discuss the latest on the Inflation Reduction Act and what it means for the U.S. economy.

The bill is the largest investment in curbing climate change in U.S. history.

The Senate on Sunday passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) along party lines, 51-50, handing Democrats a crucial legislative win.