House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at ...
Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...
Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their ...
Two holdouts were convinced to change their minds and support Johnson after all the first-ballot votes were initially cast.
La., initially fell two votes short of holding onto the speaker's gavel on a first ballot. But after meeting with the speaker ...
Following his reelection as speaker of the House, Mike Johnson recited a prayer he implied was written by Thomas Jefferson. But Jefferson didn’t write it.
Incumbent Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) warned of a “constitutional crisis” if the House can’t swiftly elect a speaker. A ...
Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes ...
Mike Johnson of Louisiana to lead the lower chamber on Friday, after two Republican holdouts—Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self—flipped their votes to deliver Johnson a narrow majority and end the ...
First-round voting is underway at the U.S. Capitol as the new Congress has opened with one major task at hand — and that is the election of the House speaker.
Republican Mike Johnson has retained House speakership after a dramatic vote where three members initially voted against him ...