Congress returns Friday and is voting for a House speaker just days after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson ...
Johnson appeared to be on a path to defeat when five Republicans sat silently as their clerk called their names for a vote. Three others — Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of ...
But during an extended delay in which the House clerk held open the vote — and during which Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer conceded that he expected a second ballot — GOP leadership scrambled to ...
Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...
In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...
Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and ...
Louisiana leaders are celebrating Rep. Mike Johnson’s reelection as Speaker of the House. Here's what they had to say about his leadership.