Johnson can't afford more than a single GOP defection in order to be elected speaker, assuming all Democrats are opposed.

President-elect Donald Trump has proclaimed his indifference to history. But there is a 19th-century president who bears more ...

US Republican leader Mike Johnson was set to face down critics Friday in a vote in Congress that could see him returned as ...

Nearing the end of his tenure, President Joe Biden on Thursday celebrated the Senate's confirmation of 235 judges during his presidency, eclipsing the total confirmed under his predecessor. In remarks ...

But before they can do anything, House Republicans must elect a speaker, an often routine task that is deeply perilous for ...

As this historic 2024 political year comes to a close, many Democrats are crying in their eggnog. Not only did we fail to win back the House of Representatives (this prospect seemed likely in January) ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is in hot water. Most recently, he received criticism from some members of the Republican Conference for compromises he made with Democrats in a short-term spending bill ...

The biggest collective media lie of all not only cost Democrats the election but may have permanently reshaped the landscape ...

The 119th Congress will convene tomorrow, with the first task being the election of a House speaker, a process that could ...

The Iowa Republican, who has served in the U.S. Senate since 1981, will take the position that goes to the longest-serving senator in the party that controls the chamber. Grassley also held the ...

The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: ...

MacKay ran to succeed Chiles in 1998 but was defeated by Republican Jeb Bush. Shortly before leaving office, however, MacKay ...