The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session.

Mike Johnson (R-La.) leaves the floor after the House failed to elect a Speaker of the House on in the first vote on the ...

Arkansas' 95th General Assembly convenes today at noon and the House formally elects a speaker who is set to appoint a ...

The Colorado General Assembly began its 75th regular session Wednesday, the start of a 120-day process to introduce, debate ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power ...

Texas state Rep. David Cook was voted the state GOP’s nominee for House speaker in December, but state Rep. Dustin Burrows won the speakership in an 85-55 vote on Tuesday with the help of the ...

State Rep. Dustin Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

A single vote can be momentous, even in states where one party dominates. In North Carolina, a legislator who unexpectedly switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican enabled GOP ...

Greg Abbot ordered American flags in the Lone Star State to be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day in accordance with federal statute, which states that the ... or the speaker of the House of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep. Tim Moore to preside over a ...