The letter to President-elect Donald Trump, sent to his Mar-a-Lago Club estate in Florida just two weeks after his resounding ...

Members of the House and Senate haven’t received any bump to their $174,000 annual salary since 2009, and that’s bad for the country. The 27th Amendment stipulates that lawmakers may not raise their ...

The conservative state lawmaker went to Austin to help public schools. Then he became the target of his own party's leaders.

The House Republicans have been so dysfunctional over the last few years that once-mundane tasks are celebrated like major milestones.

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

WASHINGTON — The start of a new Congress Friday marked the dawn of what could be a golden era for Republicans after winning ...

Johnson had faced near-impossible margins from the jump: With a full House floor and a unified Democratic caucus, the speaker ...

Trump's pick has secured the powerful House Speaker role after surviving a close vote against Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.

After some mild drama Friday, Mike Johnson is set to lead House Republicans this Congress. Now comes the real challenge: enacting the GOP agenda. Johnson, his fellow GOP leaders and House committee ...

Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in Washington.

Board members on the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shortly ...

Applause broke out after clerk Kevin McCumber announced that Gaetz would not be attending the speakership vote.