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

A new US Congress has assembled, and the Republicans have a majority in both chambers. But president-elect Donald Trump faces ...

Despite all the drama over warring House Republicans, Trump’s radical legislative agenda will mostly be shaped by Thune’s ...

The close vote was a bad sign for Trump’s legislative agenda. The success of President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative ...

Between Trump's agenda and DOGE, Republicans have steep ambitions for the coming years. On Friday, they avoided what could've ...

Elissa Slotkin is neither a congressman nor a senator-elect any longer, having been sworn in as Michigan's newest U.S. senator Friday afternoon with the installation of the 119th Congress. Across the ...

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...

Johnson fell short at first, signaling trouble for House Republicans as they attempt to push Trump's second-term agenda.

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years.In a dramatic turn of events, Johnson managed to retain the gavel in ...

Vice President Harris gently ribbed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during the official Senate swearing-in on Friday. “Stand ...

If the House cannot elect a Speaker before Jan. 20, Chuck Grassley could become the acting president, and the Senate could ...