Some Republicans said they want former President Donald Trump to replace ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) following his ouster Tuesday, an idea Trump has not ruled out—but even though ...

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had to bring in the big gun last week — President Trump — to pressure House Republican holdouts into passing one of the largest tax cuts in US history. “There ...

House Republicans were jubilant when they coalesced around a new speaker nominee after a day of marathon-closed door meetings on Tuesday. GOP Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson, R-La., became ...

The House of Representatives chose Rep. Mike Johnson to serve as speaker on Wednesday following the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the role over three weeks ago. Johnson, R-La., was ...

Now that there’s an opening, a handful of House Republicans are calling for it and the former president is both publicly and privately toying with the idea. “A lot of people have been calling me about ...

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made history Tuesday after a handful of conservative hardliners and Democratic lawmakers ousted him from the top leadership post in the chamber.

WASHINGTON — Republicans voted Wednesday to nominate Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., to be the next speaker of the House — but his path to the gavel remains uncertain, as he must still secure ...

House Republicans on Tuesday evening picked Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) for their fourth nominee for Speaker, just hours after House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-Minn.) bid ended. Emmer won the ...

The House elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to be the 56th Speaker on Wednesday, capping off a chaotic three weeks that paralyzed the lower chamber in stunning fashion. In finally coalescing around a ...

WASHINGTON − Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is resigning from Congress early and will not run for reelection next year, punctuating a historic Capitol Hill career after 15 rounds of ...

House Republicans, meeting behind closed doors, voted Friday by secret ballot for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to step aside as the GOP speaker nominee after a third vote on the House floor in which ...