WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi was unanimously named speaker-elect by House Democrats Thursday, the first woman to be ensured the post that constitutionally is second in line of succession to the presidency.

WASHINGTON - Jubilant Democrats on Thursday elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the first woman speaker of the House, the crowning celebration of newfound power the party won in the November electoral sweep.

The lucrative pensions that taxpayers now provide for state and local elected officials could soon be on the way out.

Le Templar: House Speaker Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, has produced a series of short videos explaining the approach of legislative Republicans in crafting a budget that eliminates more than $3 billion in deficits.

LONDON - For the first time in three centuries, the speaker of the House of Commons has resigned - the biggest casualty in a widening scandal in which lawmakers expensed such things as installing a chandelier or cleaning a moat at a country home.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The speaker of Florida's House of Representatives said Friday he is stepping down temporarily to deal with a probe into his hiring by a state college for which he obtained millions of dollars in funding.

Kirk Adams paid homage to the courage and determination of Arizona’s pioneers moments after he was sworn in Monday as speaker of the House of Representatives.

Kirk Adams paid homage to the courage and determination of Arizona's pioneers moments after he was sworn in as speaker of the House of Representatives.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured the Veterans Administration hospital in Phoenix Wednesday and promised former military personnel that Congress is taking a “new direction” regarding veterans.

House Speaker Jake Flake, R-Snowflake, on Friday ordered his staff to accelerate its investigation into the possible impeachment of state utility regulator Jim Irvin in the wake of the settlement of a civil suit against him.

Prior to one of his recent seminars on the methods and myths of college recruiting, Jack Renkens spoke with a man who felt his son was a hotshot basketball prospect.

Calling the governor's proposal unacceptable and politically dead at the Legislature, House Speaker Andy Tobin unveiled his own new plan Tuesday to expand Medicaid, one that would give Arizona voters the final say.

House Speaker Andy Tobin is sidelining two anti-union measures rather than bringing them to the floor for a divisive -- and potentially losing -- vote.

House Republicans elected Andy Tobin on Thursday to be the new speaker.

House Speaker Kirk Adams is stepping down.