The Capitol is silhouetted by the stark glare of the morning sun as a government shutdown begins its tenth day, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session — and facing an avalanche of pent-up ...

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elected the 56th speaker of the House Wednesday. Johnson took the oath of office and a victory lap upon formally clinching the speaker's gavel, calling ...

Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano intends to seek reelection next fall and another term as the chamber’s leader, an aide to the 78-year-old Democrat said Friday, potentially cementing the ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he ...

The speaker of the House cannot be impeached, but he can be removed. The Constitution gives that authority to members of the House, who also have a duty to represent the people and keep the ...

WASHINGTON — In a final love letter to San Francisco, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the nation’s first female speaker of the House and twice served in that top job, said Thursday in a video ...

The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her. By Soumya Karlamangla and Jesus Jiménez When Nancy Pelosi retires at the ...

Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that he would put a contentious bill compelling the release of all of the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein case files to a vote on the House floor next ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is not interested in making a future bid for the presidency, he told The Post’s Miranda Devine on the latest episode of “Pod Force One,” out Wednesday, despite a ...

The vote was stalled for more than 9 hours -- a record in the House. After a record-breaking nine hours, the GOP-led House late Wednesday night finally advanced a trio of crypto bills to the floor for ...