Lawmakers are back in town this week for the start of what’s called the “lame duck,” the eight-week sprint to finish up this ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking a smooth re-election to another term wielding the gavel, but a small group of ...

So far Republicans have won 213 races, compared to 203 for Democrats, according to calls made by The Associated Press. It ...

As President-elect Donald Trump makes key staff appointments, two Republican seats in the House are now empty.

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

House Speaker Mike Johnson took questions from reporters on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump's victory and called ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson says at a news conference on the East Front Steps of the US Capitol a week after the 2024 election that with Donald Trump as president, Mike Johnson as Speaker, and a new ...

Republicans had secured 216 seats as of Tuesday night, two short of a majority. Will two of Trump’s appointments make the ...

Now that there is a Republican majority in the next Congress, it’s time for the party to bare its internal fault lines. That ...

The Louisiana Republican has seen an unpredictable year, catapulting from being a relatively unknown member to holding the top leadership post in the House.