Mike Johnson re-elected House speaker after GOP mutiny threat dissolves
House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold onto his position as head of the chamber after Republicans cast their votes in his favor. President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Johnson.
Mike Johnson wins reelection as House speaker in dramatic vote to open new Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.
Recap: Johnson wins the battle for House speaker as holdouts relent
Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in Washington.
Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker despite dissent
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Mike Johnson reelected as House speaker. All 4 Utah reps support him
The fate of Mike Johnson’s gavel rested on the House of Representatives and members-elect of the 119th Congress. On Friday, the first day of the session, Republicans didn’t support Johnson on the first vote even after he engaged in some last-minute lobbying ahead of the vote.
Trump Transition Updates: Mike Johnson Wins Re-election as House Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a dramatic last-minute turnabout by putting down a revolt from conservatives. He won with just enough votes to clinch the gavel, 218 to 215, but the vote reflected the steep challenge he faces in governing a slim and fractious majority. Read more ›
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to failing to elect a House speaker quickly
On the first day of the new Congress, representatives will vote for the speaker of the House as Mike Johnson fights to keep the job.
Mike Johnson wins House speaker reelection after some GOP holdouts change votes
Congress returned Friday, voting to reelect House speaker Mike Johnson after some Republican holdouts changed their votes.
Republicans re-elect Mike Johnson as US House speaker in nail-biting vote
The US has opened the 119th Congress with a vote for the speakership in its lower chamber, the House of Representatives.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
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 different person for speaker.
4 takeaways from Mike Johnson’s dramatic speaker win
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) won his second election to lead the chamber on Friday. And he did so with a little drama — but less than some people were anticipating. With Johnson being able to spare only one Republican vote in the closely divided House,
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
After South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace made a spectacle of transgender people’s access to bathrooms in the U.S.
Stacey Plaskett’s moment during the House speakership vote makes waves: ‘I have a voice!’
The U.S. Virgin Islands delegate’s powerful exchange with the House parliamentarian highlighted the plight of U.S.
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At Tyler stop, Ken Paxton urges East Texas representatives to support GOP's choice for Texas House speaker
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited Tyler, calling for Republican unity in the Texas House Speaker race. Paxton ...
It's official: Ohio has new GOP Speaker Matt Huffman, Senate President Rob McColley
New Ohio House speaker backs school choice, lowering the state's income tax and limiting access to legal marijuana approved ...
House passes rules package that will raise threshold for motion to vacate speaker
Under the new rules package, which cleared the lower chamber in a near-party-line vote, 215-209, a motion to vacate the chair ...
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Dem Delegate Throws Tantrum During Speaker of the House Vote Because She Doesn't Like the Rules
Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat representing the Virgin Islands, caused a commotion Friday during the vote ...