Johnson ultimately secured the speakership with the support of every sitting House Republican except for one − Rep. Thomas ...

See an inside look into how Johnson wrangled the votes he needed to keep one of the most powerful jobs in America.

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

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

WASHINGTON -- This time was supposed to be different.

Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their vote after speaking to Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON – Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has already spent more than a year trying to organize a group of House Republicans for whom infighting and chaos have become the norm. The soft-spoken ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson leaves after speaking with reporters at the Capitol, in Washington, DC on December 20, 2024. The House will vote for their next speaker on January 3. Speaker of ...

First-round voting is underway at the U.S. Capitol as the new Congress has opened with one major task at hand — and that is the election of the House speaker.

Republican Mike Johnson ... however, Johnson was able to flip two remaining holdouts who switched to support him, drawing applause from Republicans. As the most recent speaker, Johnson’s weak ...

Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again.The Louisiana Republican's hold on the House speaker's gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when ...