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.

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 ...

Anivive has described itself as a "pet pharmaceutical company." McCarthy obtained the speaker's gavel in 2023 after a whopping 15 rounds of balloting. He was later ousted from the speakership ...

Asked if that concerns her, the leader who lost the speakers gavel, Democrat Melissa Hortman, says the GOP tactics should also be questioned. MELISSA HORTMAN: Republicans unconstitutionally and ...

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 ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows raises his gavel at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Jan. 15. (Juan Figueroa / Staff ...