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

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot. But the vote did not ...

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

Despite moral concerns, Texas is gearing up to join the sports betting party. Senator Carol Alvarado, a Democrat from Houston, has already introduced one bill that would legalize sports betting. On ...

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

On Friday, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump ...

After a dozen years as a rising state legislator from southwest Tarrant County, incoming Congressman Craig Goldman, R-Fort ...

Rep. Keith Self voted against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s reelection to lead the lower chamber, paralyzing the U.S. House ...

Current Speaker Mike Johnson faces a leadership challenge on Friday as the new Congress convenes and elects the House speaker. Johnson faces opposition from some of his own GOP colleagues – despite ...