Republican Mike Johnson held onto his post as speaker of the US House of Representatives after winning a dramatic vote Friday ...

Welcome to the new year, and a new, GOP-controlled Congress. Lawmakers are facing some tough debates and choices when the 119th Congress kicks off Friday, starting off with Mike Johnson’s bid for ...

A key deadline for the government's borrowing limit is rapidly approaching, but lawmakers may not have to deal with it until ...

A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are ...

The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend ...

The debate over the debt limit has exposed rifts among Republicans, who will take full control of Congress on Friday.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures," or special accounting ...

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson for House speaker on Monday following a fight over government funding ...

House Republicans have said for weeks that Donald Trump would have the final say on whether Johnson keeps the gavel or is replaced.

President-elect Donald Trump accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of "one of the dumbest political decisions made in ...