WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday it was none of his business if the president of the United States wanted to accept a $400 million plane as a gift from the ...

Washington — The House on Tuesday voted 216 to 210 to remove California Republican Kevin McCarthy from his position as House speaker, a historic move that comes days after he reached an 11th ...

Second in the line of presidential succession after the vice president, the speaker of the House occupies a central role in our national government. But what is it that a speaker actually does?