Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...

Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected as House speaker on Friday, Jan. 3, after a small handful of House ...

The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker's gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be ...

But that year-end legislative battle may foretell further fiscal chaos in 2025, including the risk of another downgrade of US debt. Donald Trump will take office on January 20 with his fellow ...

Democrats and some conservatives opposed the new funding bill, which was crafted after President-elect Donald Trump blew up an earlier bipartisan agreement.

Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster ...

President-elect Donald Trump hoped for a smooth transition to the White House. Then Republican divisions burst into public view. WASHINGTON—There was much to celebrate when House Speaker Mike ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., celebrates as the Senate begins voting on the government funding bill just in ...

House Republicans have failed in their efforts to pass a new short-term spending bill. The bill would have averted a US ...

Congress reached an agreement on a stop-gap spending bill early Saturday morning, Dec. 21 to avoid a government shutdown. Here is what members of Congress representing the El Paso and Las Cruces ...