Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) surprised many with his initial vote against Mike Johnson. Here is why he changed his mind.

Fort William McKinley was established in 1901 during the Philippine-American War. The fort was located in the Rizal area ...

In an 18-page legal opinion, Judge Juan Merchan laid out his reasoning for the ruling. His most important finding was that ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

The US treaty ally is spending billions to arm itself for a conflict over Taiwan or the South China Sea it hopes will never ...

Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...

Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy was sworn in on Friday afternoon, but not until he first engaged in an interesting vote for the House ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts ...

In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...

The judge, Juan Merchan, indicated that he favored a so-called unconditional discharge of Trump’s sentence, a rare and ...

The Louisiana Republican hoped and expected to prevail on the first ballot. Following a dramatic and highly unusual process, ...

As 2025 begins, we look at the winners and losers in the Indo-Pacific region in 2024, who had it good and who had it bad. Here is our Asia Year-in-Review 2024. Worst year: Asia’s climate ...