House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both of Louisiana, held a press conference on Oct. 1 government shutdown.

Grijalva has not been sworn in following her victory in a Special Election to fill the seat left vacant by the late Raul Grijalva.

Louisiana holds unprecedented power in the U.S. House of Representatives. Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise are the first top two House officers from the same state. Other Louisiana representatives hold influential committee positions.

The House passed a $1.2 trillion government funding package, the first in a series of steps that need to be taken to avert a partial government shutdown before a deadline at midnight Friday. The bills passed in a 286-134 vote despite pushback from far ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana speaks to reporters about the Republican budget reconciliation package at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) Speaker Mike Johnson is ...

Newsom and California Democrats proposed new congressional lines on Friday in an attempt to eliminate potential gains in Texas, where Republicans backed by Donald Trump launched a nationwide redistricting battle with nakedly partisan ambitions ahead of midterm elections in 2026.

Several Kentucky Congressmen called on U.S. House leadership to block budget language that would ban certain hemp-derived products, joining hemp farmers.

Fox News’ Mark Levin urged Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) to move on from the controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case during a Sunday evening interview in which the conservative commentator ...

The Republican speaker truncated the legislative schedule for the week ahead of a summer recess, moving to deny Democrats the chance to force votes on whether to release the Epstein material. By Annie Karni and Michael Gold Reporting from the Capitol ...

After the U.S. House held a moment of silence for the shooting of Charlie Kirk, the room got tense when Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert made a request that would go against the chamber's rules

Speaker Mike Johnson simultaneously offered Republicans a warning while giving Democrats something to hope for: another impeachment of President Donald Trump.