As the 112th session of Congress begins, the gavel is passed from Nancy Pelosi to John Boehner — make that "a" gavel is passed. That's because the speaker of the House doesn't use just one gavel ...

The House will now need to elect a new speaker, but there is no clear alternative who would have the support needed to win the gavel – and McCarthy said Tuesday night he will not try for the ...

So let's talk gavels, shall we? After Kevin McCarthy was dispatched as Speaker last week, a lot of people remarked on how Rep. Patrick McHenry, currently the interim Speaker, ended that day's ...

Norman and Self changed their votes to Johnson after huddling with him, giving him the gavel while the vote was held open. The speakership fight differed in key ways from former Speaker Kevin ...

But he let Congress, and the world, know how he felt about the situation with a slam of the wooden gavel as he adjourned for a recess. And then, as if the impact of his slam startled him ...