Who is Mike Johnson, the newly elected House speaker?
Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won a vote Wednesday to become House speaker, ending a three-week vacancy.
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Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won a vote Wednesday to become House speaker, ending a three-week vacancy.
Here's what to know after Kevin McCarthy's ouster about Rule 26 and what would happen if former President Donald Trump sought the gavel.
California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa is speaking out about the removal of Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. He did not hold back in describing the divide right now in his Republican party.
The Department of Homeland Security said nearly 72% of its workforce, or about 185,000 employees, would be kept on the job with their pay delayed.
Top Republicans outlined their view of the factual and legal basis for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden in a 30-page memo.
Wildland fire officials are warning many of the men and women who are on the front lines could walk off the job if Congress doesn't act to protect their pay.
How officials managed the wildfires on Maui has come under scrutiny as the natural disaster becomes the deadliest in Hawaii's history as a state.
Two Ohio natives of different parties are trying to bring civility back to Congress and keep the House from slipping deeper into a bad-mannered, boorish body of government.
A former military intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower told House lawmakers that Congress is being kept in the dark about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Three retired military veterans are testifying Wednesday at a House hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena – commonly known as UFOs – warning that the sightings are a national security problem and that the government has been too secretive about them.
The current mayor of Stockton, Kevin Lincoln, has officially announced he is running for Congress.
His comment drew a swift rebuke from Democratic lawmakers and the Congressional Black Caucus.
A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Millions of Social Security recipients "need to be very careful" about spending because payments could be delayed, one expert said.
The directors of National Intelligence, of the FBI and CIA and other intelligence leaders are testifying before Congress this week about the biggest threats to U.S. national security.
Biden's calls for bipartisanship comes as a new CBS News poll released Tuesday showed many Americans are still anxious about inflation and the economy.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was voted out of her committee assignment over previous remarks that were deemed antisemitic.
The organizer and host for this year's breakfast, scheduled for Thursday, will be the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation, headed by former Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.
It's the first time in history that the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women.
U.S. Representative Adam Schiff announced he's running for U.S. Senate Thursday morning.
Here are the options Congress has to avert a first-time U.S. credit default and the severe economic consequences that could follow.
Here are some areas of potential agreement in the 118th Congress, despite the deep partisan division.
Republicans in Nassau County, New York, held a press conference Wednesday calling on the congressman to step down.
The bill provides an additional $45 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine in its continued fight against Russia.
The meeting is the culmination of the committee's nearly 18-month-long investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
