Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the seventh person to enter the race for Texas House speaker when he announced ...

Amarillo Republican Rep. John Smithee became the fifth person to enter the race for Texas House Speaker when he announced his ...

If Donald Trump wins the White House and Republicans control the House, the next speaker will have to navigate Trump's policy wishes while protecting members.

The House speaker faces a choice of cutting a deal with Democrats or bowing to conservatives and Donald Trump and shutting ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday will forge ahead with a vote on his government funding plan despite it being expected ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leadership encountered resistance from all corners of the GOP conference to their ...

“Candidate ‘Comrade Kamala’ Harris — as President Trump is known to call her — now wants to take it to a whole different level,” the House speaker said. “If you follow her around on ...

House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill ...

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and his successor Mike Johnson, navigate the difficult political landscape to avoid government ...

Republicans voted down their own short-term funding bill. It's not clear what exactly Speaker Mike Johnson intends to be Plan ...

John Smithee has joined the growing field of candidates seeking to become speaker of the Texas House, mounting a challenge ... primary backed by former President Donald Trump.