Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead
With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up ...
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong says the new 119th Congress needs to get to work
The 119th U.S. Congress opened Friday with the House Speaker winning another term and Huntsville-area Congressman Dale Strong ...
Mike Johnson re-elected as speaker despite some opposition from the far-right
Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...
Trump reclaims influence of GOP as Republicans fall in line behind Johnson
The House speaker vote was a litmus test of President-elect Trump's ability to unify a fractious Republican Party.