Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network. When is the House speaker vote? The House is set to vote around noon as ...

Trump's pick has secured the powerful House Speaker role after surviving a close vote against Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.

With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will become the longest-serving Black Senator ...

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday flubbed while saying the Pledge of Allegiance in the U.S. Senate. Harris was leading ...

A collection of hardline Republicans convened in the back of the House chamber during a tense roll call on the first day of the new Congress Friday, one by one declining to vote or choosing another ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his ...

Watch live coverage as the House of Representatives holds a vote to elect the next speaker, with current House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., aiming for re-election.

Trump's pick for Speaker can only afford to lose two Republican votes, and three have seemingly pulled their support.

The House of Representatives on Friday votes to elect a speaker for the new Congress. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of ...

The House of Representatives on Friday is voting on electing a speaker for the new Congress. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster ...

All eyes are on the House today, but the Senate is kicking off a new session too. Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing in ...