Lawmakers are back in town this week for the start of what’s called the “lame duck,” the eight-week sprint to finish up this ...

As President-elect Donald Trump makes key staff appointments, two Republican seats in the House are now empty.

So far Republicans have won 213 races, compared to 203 for Democrats, according to calls made by The Associated Press. It ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson took questions from reporters on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump's victory and called ...

Congress returns to a changed Washington as President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-right agenda is quickly taking shape, buoyed ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) intends to remain at the helm of the lower chamber and asked his colleagues Wednesday to ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson says at a news conference on the East Front Steps of the US Capitol a week after the 2024 election that with Donald Trump as president, Mike Johnson as Speaker, and a new ...

House Republican leaders took a victory lap as they returned to Washington, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on ...

Republicans had secured 216 seats as of Tuesday night, two short of a majority. Will two of Trump’s appointments make the ...

( NewsNation) — U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., will run for a second term as Speaker of the House, he announced in a letter to colleagues Wednesday, although party control of the chamber remains ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking a smooth re-election to another term wielding the gavel, but a small group of ...

Plenty of House Republicans are privately jockeying for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. There’s one big problem: ...