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

Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in Washington.

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

By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan, Katharine Jackson and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives ...

For a moment there on Friday afternoon, Mike Johnson’s speakership looked a little dicey. But following multiple huddles and ...

The House speaker vote was a litmus test of President-elect Trump's ability to unify a fractious Republican Party.

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

But during an extended delay in which the House clerk held open the vote — and during which Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer conceded that he expected a second ballot — GOP leadership scrambled to ...

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

Norman initially joined Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Keith Self (R-PA) in refusing to vote for Mike Johnson to continue leading the House.

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 ...