Leaders try to limit defectors as Republicans vote on their pick to run chamber next year.

La., is expected to easily win his party's nomination for speaker in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with a final vote set for January on the House floor.

Rep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

Mike Johnson earned the support of his colleagues on Wednesday, Nov. 13, to carry on in his current role at the helm of the ...

U.S. House Republicans nominated Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport to keep his job after President-elect Donald Trump gave ...

President-elect Trump threw his unbridled support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), calling him a "tremendous guy" during ...

"We should have a major majority, a supermajority! But we don't. And we don't have that, I think was based on the performance ...

Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP ...