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

There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson ...

In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands delegate’s powerful exchange with the House parliamentarian highlighted the plight of U.S. territories and the District of Columbia being denied equal representation.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who has railed for weeks against Johnson, cast his vote for Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. And Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., voted for Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ...

Legislation granting full Social Security benefits to nearly 3 million retirees will soon get become law, advocates say.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson’s reelection as House speaker ...

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

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump ...

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

House of the Dragon 's showrunner Ryan Condal talked about Season 3’s filming schedule on the podcast The Stuff Dreams Are ...

It was already clear during the opening evening in the Sporthalle Alpenstraße: the Salzburger Stier 2025 is a crowd-puller. That didn't change on day ...