As Johnson’s place in the House of Representatives hangs in the balance, learn more about the Speaker of the House position ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday defied his most conservative critics to retain his gavel in the next Congress, ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost the first floor vote Friday to retain the gavel. When the vote was unofficially called ...

The House approved a rules package limiting votes on so-called suspension bills to Monday through Wednesday, a concession to ...

In the end, Donald Trump was the one who saved Mike Johnson’s gavel Friday during a drama-filled House floor vote for speaker on the opening day of the new Congress. Then, almost immediately after ...

Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...

WASHINGTON – House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel for another two years on Friday – along with a warning.

In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...

Under the new rules package, which cleared the lower chamber in a near-party-line vote, 215-209, a motion to vacate the chair ...

The Republican Party shows unity by electing Rep. Mike Johnson as House Speaker, avoiding past voting chaos and setting sights on extending Trump-era tax cuts ...

A Massachusetts Democrat flagged a change in the congressional rules that one reporter called a "big deal."Reporter Jake ...