Rep. Andy Harris, who has repped the eastern shore of Maryland since 2011, took on an elevated profile in September when he became chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, the GOP’s most conservative bloc.
Newt Gingrich engineered the Contract With America after forming the Conservative Opportunity Society, which some compare to today's Freedom Caucus.
House Speaker Mike Johnson got a taste of what life in the 119th Congress will be like as he wrestles with a historically narrow majority.
Speaker Mike Johnson has the difficult task of leading a Republican majority that will be even slimmer than it was in the last Congress — potentially down to a single vote, once a handful of members join Donald Trump’s administration.
A Trump spokesman on Friday called for the immediate dismissal of the case, which he described as “lawless.” House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks after being re-elected Speaker on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.
Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith joined the show to elaborate on his vision for reconciliation. Rep. Jason Smith speaks during a town-hall style meeting on Sept. 3, 2024, in in Braselton, Georgia. | Mike Stewart/AP
It was not without some tension and drama that Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was re-elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3.
The GOP proposals include repealing President Biden’s electric vehicle mandate, cutting funding for the IRS, adding work requirements for Medicare and food stamps
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Intelligence Committee in the 119th Congress, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Hill.
The first day of the 68th Wyoming Legislature’s general session got off to an emotional start Tuesday, punctuated by moments of religious declaration, as the Wyoming Freedom Caucus officially took control of the state’s House of Representatives.
Rep. Tim Burchett has never voted to increase the U.S. borrowing limit in his life. And that might not change just because Donald Trump is the one to ask for his vote.