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Johnson’s Reward as Speaker: An Impossible Job Delivering for Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will...

With Speaker Drama and Family Photos, New Congress Gets Off to a Wobbly Start

There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.

Johnson Is Re-elected as House Speaker

After two last-minute vote changes by Republican holdouts, Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana secured a majority of votes.

Pelosi Returns to Congress After Hip Surgery, Without Her Signature Stilettos

A recent fall on a marble staircase at a palace in Luxembourg required the former speaker to have emergency hip replacement surgery.

Live Vote Count: Tracking the House Speaker Votes

Follow the House speaker vote as Representative Mike Johnson seeks re-election.

These Are the Possible GOP Holdouts in the House Speaker Vote

Only one Republican representative has confirmed that he will oppose Mike Johnson’s return as House speaker, but a few other conservatives have remained undecided.

Will Matt Gaetz Participate in the House Speaker Vote?

The Florida Republican, who resigned his House seat during his short-lived bid for attorney general, has publicly flirted with the idea of showing up...

John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering in a New Leadership Era

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a...

Johnson Grasps for Support to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote

The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing lawmakers and his slim majority have thrust his...

Biden Celebrates a Milestone on Judicial Confirmations After a Major Push by Democrats

In remarks on Thursday, the president praised Senate Democrats for helping him confirm 235 federal judges, surpassing Donald J. Trump’s first-term total.

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