WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support ...

WASHINGTON – House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for a ...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport was backed by President-elect Trump to retain the top job in Congress.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday removed the GOP chairman of the powerful House Intelligence Committee, who was a ...

The move is set to test the strength of Speaker Johnson’s control over the House. Replacing a chaplain has confounded ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is already looking ahead to the 2026 elections, relaunching his joint fundraising committee as Republicans prepare to defend their razor-thin majority for the second ...

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is predicting that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will remain in the top job for six years. The forecast from Gingrich — who wielded the gavel from 1995-99 — comes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans ...

Republican Mike Johnson ... however, Johnson was able to flip two remaining holdouts who switched to support him, drawing applause from Republicans. As the most recent speaker, Johnson’s weak ...