President-elect Donald Trump railed against former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal in 2023 to raise the government’s debt limit, calling it “one of the dumbest political decisions made ...

Speaker of the House of Rep. Mike Johnson. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images After it appeared there were too many Republican defections to win the vote, Rep. Mike Johnson retained his role as House ...

Newly-elected Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth, right, receives the gavel from Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, left, during a House session at the state Capitol building in St. Paul ...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ...