House Speaker Mike Johnson vows to 'drastically' slash the size of government as Republicans take power in Congress.

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

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts.

Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy was sworn in on Friday afternoon, but not until he first engaged in an interesting vote for the House ...

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 ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected as Speaker Friday.  Johnson was able to retain the leadership post despite ...

There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.

Congress returns Friday and is voting for a House speaker just days after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson ...

Meanwhile, on the other side of Capitol Hill, the Senate is set to swear in its 100 senators without much fanfare or drama.

Yes, he won the House speakership, after 1.5 attempts. But he still doesn’t control his chamber.

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, ...

Friday's vote underscores the challenges for Trump in keeping House Republicans united to legislate his agenda.