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Here’s what you need to know about where and how Americans will vote on abortion this year

The new House speaker opposes abortion rights and same sex marriages. He's also an ally of former President Donald Trump who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results.

At a minimum, a three-week fight over House speaker was a distraction from Republican efforts to focus attention on President Joe Biden.

After much ado, the GOP made their choice – a leading figure in the Republican attempt to overturn the 2020 election – but he faces the same bind as his predecessor

I’ve been covering Congress for years, and I never heard of the man who was elected speaker on Wednesday, writes Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet.

One lawmaker told the reporter to ‘shut up’

Johnson's win marks the first time the GOP has unanimously elected a speaker since elevating John Boehner in 2011

North Carolina Republicans gave final approval Wednesday to new political districts that are likely to hand the party more seats in Congress next year.

Violations could bring a $50,000 fine under an amendment adopted Wednesday. The bill’s sponsor said the ban would be the strongest in the nation.

After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, with eight Republicans joining all 208 voting Democrats to “vacate the chair,” what followed was weeks of uncertainty. Until conservative Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of…

Mike Johnson elected as the fourth Republican nominee after weeks of political infighting