A new session of Congress began Friday with Republicans to take full control in the Washington this month. But the new session was not without internal drama for the party.

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.

Rep. Mike Johnson was officially sworn in as House Speaker once again Friday afternoon after a dramatic re-election vote.

Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot. But the vote did not ...

Newly-elected lawmakers are in place at the U.S. Capitol but current Speaker Mike Johnson’s weak grip on the gavel threatens not only his own survival but President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious ...

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing ...

Johnson has publicly expressed confidence that he will retain the speaker's gavel, but spent the final day before the vote on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican holdouts.

David Super, an expert on congressional procedure who teaches at Georgetown University, said Congress should still be able to ...

Donald Trump endorsed Johnson for speake. But it’s uncertain whether that will be enough to persuade far-right Republicans ...