It didn't take long for Kentucky lawmakers to file some controversial bills - including one requiring the Ten Commandments in ...

Mike Johnson won the House speakership in a single election. The swiftness demonstrated rare unity, which Rep. Eric Burlison hoped will propel the GOP agenda.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming ...

Republican Mike Johnson has won re-election to House speakership on first-round voting. He pushed past GOP holdout and got a ...

Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...

Update: Massie said Friday morning that if he and just one more Republican vote against House Speaker Mike Johnson, it would likely spark a domino effect that will oust him from the position.

WASHINGTON—Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) has spent much of his dozen years in Congress waging lonely political crusades while working as a behind-the-scenes tactician in fights over Republican ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is huddling with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Day, as the two strategize for ...