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

WASHINGTON -- This time was supposed to be different.

House Speaker Mike Johnson stares down a difficult battle to retain the gavel on Friday, even despite an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump. Despite narrowly hanging on to the GOP ...

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and ...

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 ...

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (2nd R) talks with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (L) on April 11, 2024. Greene has endorsed Johnson ahead of the crucial vote for the House Speaker's gavel.

Update: Massie said Friday morning that if he and just one more Republican vote against House Speaker Mike Johnson, it would likely spark a domino effect that will oust him from the position.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO/AP) — A new Congress will start in Washington on Friday, and with it comes a question: can Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana stay on as speaker? South Dakota’s Dusty ...

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday met with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus as his bid for the speakership in the next Congress hangs in the balance.