Congress returns to a changed Washington. Lawmakers are back in town this week for the start of what's called the “lame duck, ...

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

La., is expected to easily win his party's nomination for speaker in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with a final vote set for January on the House floor.

Johnson appears to have Trump solidly in his corner, which could give him an edge when the speaker’s vote comes up in January.

Rep. Mike Johnson has won the Republican nomination to remain as House speaker, on track to keep the gavel after a morning ...

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is beginning the hard fight to retain his gavel. The first test will come Wednesday during ...

In short, the conservative plotting isn’t a good early sign for Johnson. But the political environment come January — that is, likely unified GOP control of government — means Johnson still might be ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans will hold on to their majority in the U.S. House and regain control of the Senate when Congress ...

U.S. House Republican leaders said Tuesday voters have given them a “mandate” to enact as much conservative policy as ...

Apparently, that was all House Speaker Mike Johnson, a proud God-fearing man ... Ross Sorkin also peppered Johnson about Trump’s criminal cases and January 6, but only received more Washington word ...

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's resignation effectively ends an ethics probe into allegations of sex trafficking against him launched by the Justice Department.

Back in 2017, he was the lone “no” vote on a popular anti-human trafficking bill. Years later, he was the subject of a sex ...