In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana ...

Demuth, who is also the first Republican woman in the position, says she is honored by the historic designation but she doesn ...

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth was expected to make history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the ...

Party leaders said their members would join an effort to table any attempt to remove the Republican speaker after he allowed House passage of military aid to Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the state’s most powerful politician during his nearly four-decade reign, was found guilty on federal corruption charges in a split verdict.

The duty bestowed upon me today as Speaker of the Texas House is one of immense responsibility and honor, and I thank each of my colleagues for their trust and vote of confidence. As Speaker ...

Last January, when Scott took his place at the dais as House speaker, he tearfully spoke about ... “I had just come out of jail — real talk — and she looked at me and didn’t see anything ...

Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...

(AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)(Stephen Spillman / AP) AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s 89th regular ...

and speaker candidate Ana-María Rodriguez Ramos was eliminated. Burrows represents District 83 in the Texas House of Representatives, which encompasses Lubbock and surrounding areas.