In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand at his own corruption trial.

Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges​.

David Super, an expert on congressional procedure who teaches at Georgetown University, said Congress should still be able to ...

A Democratic state representative’s health problems could complicate the vote for speaker of the Pennsylvania House of ...

Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their ...

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

Changes are coming to the West Virginia House of Delegates as the Legislature gavels in today, including a new leadership ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts ...

WASHINGTON — This time was supposed to be different.

As leader of the House of Representatives, the speaker controls what bills make it to the floor, appoints members to ...

After South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace made a spectacle of transgender people’s access to bathrooms in the U.S.

This Wednesday, lawmakers in the Vermont House of Representatives will be voting for their next speaker during the first ...