US House of Representatives

After racing against the clock to meet the midnight deadline, Congress now has until March 22 to pass further bills to avoid another government shutdown.

This is the third spending bill the new speaker has been unable to pass since taking office on Oct. 25 as intra-party wrangling continues in the GOP.

209 Democrats joined 127 Republicans to pass Speaker Johnson’s two-step measure to fund the government through January.

Mike Johnson’s stunning rise to speaker has been hailed as a win for conservatives. But he faces key tests on the road ahead.

The new speaker started work the first day passing a resolution in support of Israel, but the remaining agenda will test the limits of Republican unity.

The new speaker aims to complete the appropriations process in the next 23 days, which will test his ability to maintain the fragile unity of House Republicans.

House Republicans say ‘we are united’ behind the Louisana congressman, the conference’s 4th speaker pick in 3 weeks.

After a weekend away from Washington, Republicans expressed optimism on electing a speaker as early as Oct. 24 to end three weeks of inactivity in the House.

Pressure mounts to elect a speaker of the House as the chamber is unable to take action on pressing matters facing the country.

Pressure mounts on the deeply divided Republican conference as the House concludes a third week with no leader, unable to conduct the nation’s business.

The Ohio Republican was unable to overcome the ill will generated by 2 weeks of intrigue surrounding the ouster of the former speaker and subsequent infighting

After a failed effort to pause the campaign for the speakership, Rep. Jim Jordan calls Republicans to unify, elect a speaker quickly, and reopen the House.

After two failed ballots, Jordan is endorsing a bid to give Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry more powers

Mr. Jordan’s campaign lost momentum as more Republicans deserted on the second ballot, casting further doubt on his electability.

The House GOP has struggled to unite behind a speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. There are several reasons for this.

Rep. Jim Jordan will face a second ballot on Oct. 18 amid growing uncertainty about whether he can rally the support of fellow Republicans.

For the second time this week, the House GOP has picked their speaker-designate.

Mr. Scalise has withdrawn his candidacy for House speaker one day after winning the Republican nomination, citing ‘agendas’ by some in the party.

Republicans remain unable to rally behind a leader as the House is unable to conduct the people’s business for a 10th day.

Mr. Scalise inherited the problem faced by former Speaker McCarthy whose tenure was plagued by infighting as a small number of holdouts wielded great leverage.