There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.

The Republican Party shows unity by electing Rep. Mike Johnson as House Speaker, avoiding past voting chaos and setting sights on extending Trump-era tax cuts ...

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...

Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...

Members of the 119th Congress cheered former Representative Matt Gaetz's absence from the session on Friday, applauding as ...

The former congressman made the first appearance in his new gig on One America News Network after his recent political ...

House members applauded an official announcement on Friday that former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz will not return ...

A new rule Congress is set to vote on as soon as a speaker is elected would raise the threshold for a motion to vacate. If ...

On Friday, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...

Johnson faced an uphill battle in maintaining the speaker's gavel and eked out a win after initially coming up short.

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

Even though he was reelected in November, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress to pursue his short-lived ...