Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts ...

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how ...

His tenuous victory to retain the gavel points to bigger tests ahead.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at a news conference with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, left, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, at the Capitol on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in ...

There were six additional Republican holdouts who declined to vote the first time around, including Representatives Andy ...

Matt Gaetz’s news career nearly got off to a bumpy start. The former Florida congressman who was President-elect Donald Trump ...

Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) surprised many with his initial vote against Mike Johnson. Here is why he changed his mind.

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.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin ...

Congress starts a new session Friday with Republicans taking the majority in the House and Senate, electing a speaker and ...

In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin. Johnson, a Louisiana ...

Only one Republican representative has confirmed that he will oppose Mike Johnson’s return as House speaker, but a few other ...