Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virginia Del. Don Scott Jr. made history Wednesday when he was sworn in as the state's first Black speaker of the House of ...

It’s been nine days since a faction of Republicans pushed Kevin McCarthy out of the Speakership for the crime of working with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown, and we’re already running ...

Kevin McCarthy's sudden ouster from the speakership was initiated by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, one of the most bombastic and media-hungry Republicans in Congress. But two weeks later, Gaetz's ...

The Virginia General Assembly unanimously elected Democrat Don Scott as house speaker on Wednesday, making him the first Black speaker in the Virginia House of Delegates' history. Del. Scott ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, thanks supporters after being elected speaker of the House at the Virginia State Capitol on Jan. 10, ...

Rep. Austin Scott, a Republican from Georgia who has criticized conservatives and is campaigning actively against the House Freedom Caucus chairman, is Speaker Mike Johnson’s choice for a newly vacant ...

Virginia House Speaker Don Scott was denied entry at First Colonial High School on Wednesday. Scott said he was invited by his law partner, Jeffrey Breit, to speak to students at the legal studies ...

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is backing Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for his replacement behind the gavel. McCarthy's endorsement of Jordan comes after Rep.

Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) has filed to run against House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for Speaker. “We are in Washington to legislate, and I want to lead a House that functions in ...