Republican Mike Johnson was reelected House speaker on Friday, narrowly winning a showdown with his party's right-flank after ...

US President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Louisiana lawmaker Mike Johnson after he was returned as speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday, hailing his victory as a sign of the country's ...

Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy was sworn in on Friday afternoon, but not until he first engaged in an interesting vote for the House ...

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 ...

N.Y., who previously claimed that the 2016 presidential election was "illegitimate," told lawmakers that there are "no election deniers" in the Democratic Party.

Congress returns Friday and is voting for a House speaker just days after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson ...

Norman initially joined Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Keith Self (R-PA) in refusing to vote for Mike Johnson to continue leading the House.

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, ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the incoming Senate Majority Leader, on Friday said that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will have "a really, really tough job," navigating a narrow majority.

Rep. Keith Self was one of three Republicans who initially voted for someone other than Rep. Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House Friday.

Moments after his election as House Speaker on Friday, Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, wasted no time in highlighting ...