Mike Johnson was reelected as House speaker on a single vote. But Johnson faces many of the same demands from hard-line conservatives that led to the ouster of his predecessor as speaker.

The lower chamber quickly voted to make it harder to oust the speaker moving forward. Yet, Johnson still faces an uphill ...

Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kept his gavel amid a threat from the right flank of the House GOP, but managing the House GOP ...

There were six additional Republican holdouts who declined to vote the first time around, including Representatives Andy ...

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz made his debut as a talk show host on One America News Network on Thursday, the first appearance in ...

Nancy Mace got Trump on the phone to persuade holdout Republicans to support Mike Johnson’s speakership, according to The ...

Mike Johnson was able to keep his spot atop the US House on Friday while seeming to offer minimal binding concessions to hard ...

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a dramatic last-minute ...

Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...

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Speaker Mike Johnson is huddling with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Day, as the two strategize for ...