AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican speaker of the Texas House abandoned efforts Friday to keep his powerful post in the face of unrelenting pressure from the party's hard right and anger over ...

Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas ... bid for speaker carries the risk of a full loss of power, with the possibility of being relegated to the background under a Cook-led House.

Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...

The Louisiana Republican has the support of President-elect Donald Trump and House Republicans decided on Friday to reelect ...

Seeking to step up grassroots pressure in the increasingly contentious race for Texas ... speaker's race. Instead, the county Republican party issued a statement endorsing Burrow's bid to lead the ...

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

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas House Republicans remain split on who to support in the Speaker of the House race ... that is just there to generate hate, keep that to yourself. Tell us about wages.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican speaker of the Texas House abandoned efforts Friday to keep his powerful post in the face of unrelenting pressure from the party’s hard right and anger over the ...