House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

President Joe Biden makes a statement on the latest developments in New Orleans from Camp David, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 ...

The first major drama of the new Congress took place as the House of Representatives sought to elect a new speaker, with Mike ...

Democratic strategist James Carville said Democrats would have easily won the 2024 presidential election if President Biden ...

Former Maryland governor and DNC chair candidate Martin O'Malley grilled the Democratic Party for not focusing enough on the ...

Republican and Democrat lawmakers are renewing efforts to pass legislation supporting Georgia, touting it as one of the best ...

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

Three of Mike Johnson’s fellow Republicans voted against their party’s nominee to lead the House, despite an endorsement from ...

U.S. Senate Republican leader John Thune faces the test of his career this year as he tries to steer Donald Trump's agenda ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of ...

Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year's Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...

Johnson said he thinks he will lose perhaps only a single detractor, and hopes to win the speakership on the first round of ...