The Senate kicked off quietly as House steals the spotlight to start 2025. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) plans to pass individual appropriations bills, a farm bill, and focus on regular ...

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

California tribes sue card rooms over alleged illegal gambling, threatening millions in tax revenue for local city services ...

When the 119th Congress is sworn in Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson will fight for his political life — again.

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

Mike Johnson has become speaker of the House after a dramatic delay caused by a handful of insurgent Republicans who revolted against him during the first vote of the 119th Congress.

The vote was an early test of the party's ability to hang together as it advances Trump's agenda of tax cuts and border ...

The US has opened the 119th Congress with a vote for the speakership in its lower chamber, the House of Representatives.

Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday in dramatic floor vote after dozens of his party members voiced doubts over his leadership ...