By Ja'han Jones Far-right conservatives took a loss in Tuesday’s vote for speaker of Texas’ House of Representatives. But the story of the day, from my vantage point, was the scenes of ...

Nevada’s Democratic House delegation backed federal legislation that allows undocumented immigrants to be detained for nonviolent offenses like shoplifting, and at least one of Nevada Democratic ...

On the sixth day of Christmas, my pal Walter Wallace gave to me a great tip on an Ensley Church that just had the most amazing gingerbread house competition that he had ever seen. "They were ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rep. Mike Johnson was officially sworn in as House Speaker once again Friday afternoon after a dramatic re ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Republican Mike Johnson has won re-election to the House speakership on dramatic first-round voting. He ...

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, looks on during the vote for Speaker of the House, during the first session of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber at the US ...

3, 2025.(Bloomberg) Though most Republicans said they would vote to reelect Johnson, the outcome was uncertain. Because Republicans control the House by a razor-thin 219-215 majority, he could ...

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., initially voted for Jim Jordan for speaker of the House Friday, but President-elect Trump was able to convince him to change his vote — while working on his golf game.

Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson was reelected House speaker Friday on a first vote, overcoming skepticism about his leadership from some in his party. Johnson clinched the post after two ...

You may have missed her powerful moment from Friday’s House speakership vote if you’re not a C-SPAN junkie like me, but you ought to see it. The Democrat from the U.S. Virgin Islands made a ...

“A win for Mike (is) a big win for the Republican Party,” Trump said before the vote. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn handed Johnson the speaker’s gavel with a wide smile ...

The exchange occurred after Plaskett, a Democrat, stood after the first roll call vote to note what she said was a parliamentary inquiry. Plaskett then asked the House clerk why she and other ...