Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of ...

"Almost all of my colleagues know that Mike Johnson is not equipped to be speaker, but nobody wants to say the emperor has no ...

Two Republicans who initially voted against Johnson changed their votes to support him, preventing a days-long speaker battle.

Republicans have 219 seats and Democrats 215. Democrats are united in backing Rep Hakeem Jeffries (D, NY) which means if ...

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday was still grasping for the votes he needs to be re-elected hours before a vote on the House ...

Thomas Massie, the congressman representing Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, was ultimately the only GOP representative ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 119th Congress is convening for the first time and House Speaker Mike Johnson has narrowly been ...

Kentucky, wrote on X that a different speaker of the House of Representatives could win the vote if Louisiana Republican Mike ...

The 119th Congress convenes Friday with a huge shift of power in Washington as the GOP takes control of both chambers ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing ...

With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.