The North Carolina House has elected a new speaker. Republican Rep. Destin Hall was chosen Wednesday and succeeds five-term ...

State Rep. Justin Sparks’ gamble to prevent state Rep. Jon Patterson from winning the Missouri House speakership failed ...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reelected state Rep. Joanna McClinton, a Philadelphia Democrat, as House speaker ...

Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges​.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) must persuade a handful of Republican lawmakers frustrated at his leadership to support ...

WASHINGTON -- This time was supposed to be different.

As they seek to smooth over past factional fights in the state Senate, Republicans face a new round of infighting in the ...

The 119th Congress will begin on Friday, ushering in a new era of Republican control in Washington that will start with a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan returns to the stand Wednesday . It was surprise and risky decision to testify by a man famously tight-lipped with the media. It may be ...

Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their ...

As leader of the House of Representatives, the speaker controls what bills make it to the floor, appoints members to ...

A Democratic state representative’s health problems could complicate the vote for speaker of the Pennsylvania House of ...