Rep. Virginia Foxx was appointed by House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the House Committee on Rules, making her the only woman leading a committee in the current session of Congress.

The North Carolina representative's team said she "seems to be okay" after falling on a marble staircase at the Capitol.

Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina will serve as chairwoman of the Committee on Rules for the 119th Congress.

Johnson chose Foxx to succeed now-retired Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas). Unlike most other House committees, the Rules gavel is chosen solely at the discretion of the speaker — a recognition of the panel’s key role in managing business on the House floor.

North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx's appointment signals that Trump and Republicans in Congress will push the most radical versions of their agenda.

North Carolina fifth district Congresswoman Virginia Foxx says she is doing fine after slipping and falling down the stairs Friday outside the U.S. House chamber. The 81-year-old Republican sustained “a few small cuts” but was otherwise fine after the ordeal.

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, who represents North Carolina's fifth district, is "doing just fine" following a fall down the steps at the United States Capitol in Washington on Friday, according to a statement on X.

(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina will serve as chairwoman of the Committee on Rules for the 119th Congress. Foxx, of the 5th Congressional District in ...