It will be a very happy new year, at least financially, for Indiana's six statewide elected officials. Significant pay hikes put in the 2023 state budget by the Republican-controlled General ...

It was a first for Oklahoma, but doubly so, when the first women were elected to serve in the 1920-22 Legislature. Bessie Simison McColgin was the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of ...

Trump "just made his point about how Mike is the only one who could get elected," Norman said. He said Johnson didn’t offer him a quid pro quo but "a commitment that things are going to change." ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Speaker-designate Mike Johnson, R-La., was re-elected to lead the House of Representatives on Friday, according to FOX News. Johnson won the vote during the first round of ...

The tally was 218-215. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., takes the oath of office Friday after being re-elected. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press) In his first speech, Johnson vowed to ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump ...

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Newly-elected House lawmakers started casting votes as Johnson’s name was put forward for nomination by the GOP Conference Chair Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich. “No speaker’s perfect,” she said.

Asked if he expected to be re-elected on the first ballot, the Louisiana Republican replied, “I think it’s going to be okay. ... We’ll have maybe one no vote, I think.” He added ...

When a young girl won her class presidency, she had no idea it would come with such special treatment. To celebrate her daughter's win, Lydia Diaz recorded her husband in full Secret Service mode ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was narrowly reelected to the position after initially falling two votes short. Johnson and his allies worked to convince two members to switch their votes ...

Rock star Alice Cooper, who’s been sober since 1977, said that the drink is “the true sicko of dry cocktails.” Rock star Alice Cooper, who’s been sober since 1977, has teamed up with ...