Republicans expressed happiness and relief to have elected Speaker Johnson so quickly on Friday, avoiding the lengthy process to elect Speaker McCarthy in the last Congress.

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Republican House Education Committee chair Rep. Virginia Foxx suffered a fall on the grand staircases of the U.S. Capitol.

Plasket asked the House clerk why she and other delegates were not asked to participate in the House speaker vote.

President-elect Trump's bid to toss his conviction in his New York criminal hush money case was denied on Friday.

Speaker Mike Johnson was re-elected to lead the House of Representatives after a dramatic floor vote.

President-elect Trump told Fox News Digital after lawmakers elected Speaker Mike Johnson to the top House post that the process brought Republicans "closer together."

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday to grieve with family members and residents affected by the New Year's Day tragedy in which a Texas man killed 14 people by driving into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street.

President-elect Donald Trump wished Speaker Mike Johnson good luck ahead of Friday's vote to elect a speaker of the House, but whether Mr. Trump's backing is enough for him to win the gavel again is still in the air.