Johnson was the GOP’s fourth speaker nominee in three weeks, but the only one able to achieve a majority of votes on the House floor to clinch the speakership

The staunch conservative’s quick rise has no modern comparison, and he’s had little training for the difficult job.

Biden denounces Hamas killings but also condemns attacks by Israeli settlers as “pouring gasoline on the fire.”

After three long, chaotic weeks, the nation finally has a new House speaker – U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson from Louisiana. So who is he? And how did Congress get here?

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called on Justice Clarence Thomas to say whether he declared the forgiven loan on his tax filings.

Speaker Mike Johnson takes the gavel presumably because Chris Smith and James Williams were otherwise occupied.

Donald Trump was fined $5,000 because of the gag order last week. This time, the judge said he did not believe a remark by Trump was directed at Michael Cohen.

Republican institutionalists again affirmed an incentive structure that has hamstrung leaders.

Is the Republican Party broken?

Iran’s oil sales have jumped since Biden took office, but is it because he has weakened sanctions imposed by Trump?

Trump responded to a report about Mark Meadows’s testimony by sending a message to anyone who cooperates with prosecutors against him.

Late Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) became the fourth Republican pick for the post since the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) three weeks ago.

See how each member of the House voted on electing Mike Johnson as House speaker.

Both sides agree that the 2024 election is a moment of risk. They disagree on why.

What we know about the views of the new speaker, Mike Johnson, on Ukraine, Donald Trump and the 2020 election.

A split over the Middle East war jeopardizes a coalition with the left that Biden has nurtured for three years.

New research shows that Republicans are more interested in a president who focuses on cultural fights than one who focuses on the economy.

At some point, the person second-in-line to the presidency should have to answer for his efforts to subvert democracy.

House Republicans spent another day trying and failing to elect a speaker to lead the House of Representatives.

Johnson will now see if he can earn 217 Republican votes on the House floor, a hurdle the three nominees before him could not clear.