The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker's gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes.

The president said he was moving to protect national security in deciding the fate of the iconic Pennsylvania-based company, ...

Electing a speaker of the House has long been one of the easiest votes for a party in the majority. Republicans have changed ...

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

Johnson has publicly expressed confidence that he will retain the speaker's gavel, but spent the final day before the vote on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican holdouts.

Honduras President Xiomara Castro’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass ...

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

Kamala Harris will swear in new and re-elected members to the Senate on Friday, including some who mispronounced her name and ...

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

Those looking for wisdom and constructive ideas in the wake of the deadly violence in New Orleans had reason to avoid ...