If Johnson manages to secure the gavel, House Republicans are set to quickly vote on a rules change that would make it harder to oust him from the speaker's office midway through his two-year term.

Matt Gaetz was right—lawmakers did reelect Mike Johnson as speaker of the House on the first ballot on Friday. But that’s not to say that the Louisiana Republican’s path back to the gavel ...

Mike Madigan, a former state Democratic Party chair, had been the longest-serving chamber leader in U.S. history. A jury has ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House ...

McCarthy obtained the speaker's gavel in 2023 after a whopping 15 rounds of balloting. He was later ousted from the speakership, and eventually resigned from Congress before the end of his term.

School choice' legislation appears to have momentum in the Texas House after newly elected Speaker Dustin Burrows showed ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shakes hands after giving the gavel to House Speaker Mike Johnson in a customary nod to the peaceful transfer of power as the House of Representatives meets ...