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

As Republicans hold just a four-seat advantage in the House, a new Congress began on Friday with Speaker Johnson retaining his post.

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

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

Mike Johnson retains gavel after two reps change their votes - President-elect Donald Trump’s ally battling to retain gavel as Congress reconvenes on Friday ...

The U.S. House will vote for House Speaker to begin the 119th Congress on Friday and Rep. Mike Johnson has no margin for ...

Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, ending a bitter standoff that threatened to ...

Mike Johnson appeared to initially fall short of the majority he needed to retain his job in a roll-call vote that lasted ...

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a ...

The first order of business for the House this year is to elect a speaker but divisions within the GOP are already causing ...