Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House speaker on first ballot: How the news unfolded

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and ...

GOP leaders seek extension to block House votes on repealing Trump tariffs

House Republican leaders are trying to extend a prohibition on votes in the House that would overturn tariffs from President ...
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Rank-and-file House members are going around leaders to force votes at unprecedented rate. What does that mean for Congress in 2026?

WASHINGTON – In October 2015, dozens of Republicans joined a minor revolt led by then-Rep. Denny Heck and the House’s Democratic minority to go around the GOP chairman of the Financial Services ...

US House rejects ban on challenges to Trump tariffs as Democrats ready vote on Canada

A narrowly divided U.S. House of Representatives rejected on Tuesday a bid by Republican leaders to block legislative challenges to President Donald Trump's tariffs, a move that could allow Democrats ...

Trump signs funding bill to end shutdown after package clears House

President Trump signed a massive funding bill to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday, bringing an end to the standoff after four days with a new fight over immigration on the horizon. The ...