Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy was sworn in on Friday afternoon, but not until he first engaged in an interesting vote for the House ...

The children of Democrat and Republican Senators appeared to console Kamala Harris on her flop election loss as she swore ...

In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the incoming Senate Majority Leader, on Friday said that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will have "a really, really tough job," navigating a narrow majority.

Johnson did not acquiesce to the sort of demands made of Kevin McCarthy, who gave conservatives outsize sway to win the speaker's gavel in 2021.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) released a letter Friday signed by him and 10 other hard-line members of the House Freedom Caucus after they voted to reelect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). In the letter, the House ...

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...

Trump convinced hard-core Freedom Caucus members to back Johnson’s reelection as speaker. But they’ve made it clear he ...

Veteran Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-Redlands) and Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) hold the positions of Democratic Caucus chair and vice ...

The Pew Research Center published a breakdown of religious affiliations for the members of the new Congress, which convened ...

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who has railed for weeks against Johnson, cast his vote for Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. And Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., voted for Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ...

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