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 ...

Meanwhile, on the other side of Capitol Hill, the Senate is set to swear in its 100 senators without much fanfare or drama.

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 ...

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 ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Republican holdouts to his bid to retain the gavel in the new Congress one day before the House convenes for the election.

Amid speculation that Mike Johnson does not have enough votes to retain the gavel, he stressed the need for Republicans to stick together .

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday met with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus as his bid for ...