Washington and Congress have their own, often impenetrable, languages. So it may be somewhat confusing to assess what it means that the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives is vacant.

The House on Tuesday voted to remove California Republican Kevin McCarthy from his position as House speaker. Here's what comes next.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., are running to be the next speaker of the House.

This is one reason California Republican Kevin McCarthy, the current GOP majority leader, is the frontrunner to replace House Speaker Pelosi.

Johnson, whose career was launched at the anti-LGBTQ legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, won the job in October 2023 after a small group of far-right Republicans turned on then-Speaker Kevin ...

The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that the speaker of the House must be a member of the body, though traditionally a sitting member has always held that position.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump pers… ...

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote for a speaker on Jan. 3 as current Speaker Mike Johnson aims to retain his position in the chamber's top post.

Election day is less than a month away, and all 435 House seats are up for re-election this year. Here's a breakdown of the current lower chamber.

US Speaker of the House Doesn't Have To Be a Member of Congress U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., suggested electing billionaire Elon Musk as Speaker of the House.