WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, ...

Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...

With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has become the longest-serving Black U.S. senator.

Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who has not yet decided whether to run for another term, expressed confidence that Iowa Republicans will not lose their first-in-the-nation caucus stat ...

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

Johnson faced an uphill battle in maintaining the speaker's gavel and eked out a win after initially coming up short.

He’ll lead the GOP-led House in the new Congress. The bad news: He’ll lead the GOP-led House in the new Congress.

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

Plus: Biden prepares for New Orleans visit{beacon} Evening Report © Greg NashGOP divisions on display as Johnson keeps gavel ...

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White ...

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin ...