After a tenuous vote to reelect Republican Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the House, South Carolinians saw two of their own ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts after a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod ...

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump ...

Friday’s Speaker vote is shaping up to be a nail-biter as Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), the current House leader, is scrambling ...

With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has become the longest-serving Black U.S. senator.

Republican U.S. Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham led South Carolina’s congressional delegation as the 119th Congress was ...

Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie became the lone GOP representative to withhold his vote for Mike Johnson in his bid to ...

Veteran Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands) and Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) hold the positions of Democratic Caucus chair and vice ...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) became the longest-serving black senator on Friday when he was sworn into the 119th Congress. The previous longest-serving black senator was former Massachusetts Sen. Edward ...

About a dozen lawmakers remain major question marks in Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) quest to win a floor vote for the gavel ...