Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...

The speaker election was on track to get deadlocked after a small handful of House Republicans rebelled against Johnson's ...

WASHINGTON – House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at ...

Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their ...

Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Keith Self (R-Texas) changed their votes after having initially voted for other candidates, ...

Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker's gavel and his ...

The policy was left out of last week’s proposed package but Rep. Johnson quietly included the ban in the final rules.

After an initial burst of drama, the House voted to give Speaker Mike Johnson another term as the GOP prepares to take total control of Washington.

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

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson won reelection on the first ballot Friday after the Republican leader wrangled final support from a few reluctant right-wing hardliners. Johnson, who enjoyed the support ...

TOM BRENNER/AFP via Getty Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected as House speaker on Friday, Jan. 3, after his initial vote tally came up short. During the first round of voting ...