President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Johnson, who eked out election as speaker of the House after a first ballot was kept open for more than an hour.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered his congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after being reelected to ...

For all the handwringing over whether House Speaker Mike Johnson will get another term, no other Republican lawmaker is seen ...

WASHINGTON D.C. ( NewsNation) — With 218 votes, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., retained his position as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Friday amid backlash from conservatives unhappy ...

Latest news and updates on the first day of Congress following last year's general election. Get the latest news as the new ...

CNN anchor Jake Tapper reacted to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) being reelected to his position on Friday after a dramatic vote by noting that the GOP defectors sent a message.

Mike Johnson failed his first test to retain power over a super-slim GOP majority on Friday after three Republicans voted ...

House Republicans on Tuesday failed to table Rep. Matt Gaetz's resolution to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, making way for a vote on whether to evict McCarthy from his post. CBS ...

Here we go again. Members of the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker on Friday afternoon, as a handful of ...

After the pomp, circumstance and photos are all done, the incoming members of the House of Representatives have a single task ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., won a high-stakes vote to keep the gavel and begin an era of Republican controll of the ...

The Republican wants to be Speaker of the House, but he faces the same obstacles that kept him from the post in 2023.