House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., are running to be the next speaker of the House.

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made history Tuesday after a handful of conservative hardliners and Democratic lawmakers ousted him from the top leadership post in the chamber.

Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.

The Speaker of the House vote came up short for Rep. Jim Jordan in his third attempt Friday. Here's how every U.S. Representative voted Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote for a speaker on Jan. 3 as current Speaker Mike Johnson aims to retain his position in the chamber's top post.

WASHINGTON — The first order of business when the 118th Congress convenes Tuesday is to elect the new speaker of the House. In the past, the vote has been a party-line formality — but not this ...

Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes House vote on whether to keep him in power. Primary Menu Sections.

On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson spent the day juggling his foreign aid priorities for Ukraine and Israel with potential threats to his job from members of his own party.

It was long likely that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., might face a problem winning the speaker’s gavel immediately when the new Congress convenes at noon ET on Jan. 3.Congressional experts ...

“Musk will play a major role this White House but Speaker of the House is a Netflix show and not a reality for Elon,” says Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. He rates Tesla stock at Buy and has a ...

Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House speaker days before vote 04:29. Washington — House Republicans released a new rules package on Wednesday that will raise the threshold to force a vote on ...