House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold onto his position as head of the chamber after Republicans cast their votes in his favor ...

DFL House members followed through on a threat to boycott the beginning of the legislative session in an attempt to deny a ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Republican Dustin Burrows of Lubbock was elected Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, with a coalition of ...

Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in Washington.

The fate of Mike Johnson’s gavel rested on the House of Representatives and members-elect of the 119th Congress. On Friday, ...

Becoming speaker requires a majority vote from House members. Currently, the Texas House consists of 150 members. In January, ...

The race pitted state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows against each other. Here’s how each representative voted.

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

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

An exciting and dramatic first day of the Texas legislative session is in the books. The House of Representatives elected a ...

Dustin Burrows, who represents the GOP establishment, and David Cook, supported by the party’s rightmost faction, are vying ...