Without a Speaker, House representatives cannot be sworn in, and the Chamber cannot do any work, including considering Bills or assigning members to committees. Tuesday’s speakership drama is rare.

Mike Johnson, has emerged as a significant figure in American politics, serving as the 56th Speaker of the United States ...

1. What does the Speaker of the House do? The Speaker of the House of Representatives is sanctified by the US Constitution, where it is the first position named, even before the presidency.

Johnson becomes the highest-ranking US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Representative Jim Jordan listens after he was not successful in the first ballot, as Republicans try to elect him to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington on Oct 17, 2023.

The Republican speaker of the Texas House of Representatives issued civil warrants for the absent lawmakers - most of whom ...

House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Saturday thanked the United States government for its ...

At Monday's session, the Republican speaker of the state House issued civil warrants for the Democrats -- most of whom have ...