A new rule Congress is set to vote on as soon as a speaker is elected would raise the threshold for a motion to vacate. If ...

The close vote was a bad sign for Trump’s legislative agenda. The success of President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative ...

Between Trump's agenda and DOGE, Republicans have steep ambitions for the coming years. On Friday, they avoided what could've ...

Johnson won the House speakership in the first round of voting, after it initially appeared he was poised to lose. Self, Norman and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., each voted for people other than Johnson, ...

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

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

John Mannion, D-Geddes, walks to the House floor Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2025, to cast his vote for speaker and prepare to be sworn into the 119th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mark Weiner ...

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

By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan, Katharine Jackson and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives ...

By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Johnson fell short at first, signaling trouble for House Republicans as they attempt to push Trump's second-term agenda.