Trump's inauguration is taking place inside the Capitol rotunda due to weather. Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served ...

Unlike the last time the House was without a speaker, there won’t be a temporary leader poised to take over quickly. Speakers are directed to submit a list of members to serve as speaker pro ...

The House of Representatives will soon vote for a speaker of the House to lead the chamber for the next two years under the incoming Republican administration. The previous race for the top House ...

As leader of the House of Representatives, the speaker controls what bills make it to the floor, appoints members to committees, signs bills, gives members permission to speak on the floor and ...

And the first order of business in the House is to elect the Constitutional officer for the legislative branch of government: Speaker of the House. Only the House votes for Speaker. And the House ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected as Speaker of the House on Tuesday. The Lubbock Republican won in an 85-55 vote. 36 Republicans and 49 Democrats AUSTIN - Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected to ...

Johnson, 52, was elected to Speaker of the House somewhat by chance last year when former representative Matt Gaetz suddenly motioned to oust then-speaker Kevin McCarthy. Republicans had a ...

Mike Johnson is still the 56th Speaker of the House of Representatives. Following a vote on Friday, January 3, 2025, the 52-year-old GOP member managed to keep his speakership by a slim margin.

As the House heads into its first session of the new Congress on Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson — the Louisiana Republican who has led the chamber since October 2023 — is not yet assured to be ...

Paxton’s latest tour is the continuation of his efforts in the past year to get political revenge on House Republicans who ...

Republican officeholders and GOP grassroots activists learn difficult lesson about meddling in the affairs of the Texas House ...