Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House on Friday after flipping two GOP opponents following an intervention by ...

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

WASHINGTON − House Speaker Mike Johnson won back his job for another term on Friday after a nail-biter finish and now has the daunting task of trying to unify a fractured but potentially ...

In a split from most of their party, three Texas House Democrats voted for far-right-backed Texas Rep. David Cook in Tuesday's House Speaker race—one of whom was the sole Democratic House Speaker ...

President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes House vote on whether to keep him in power.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was narrowly reelected to the position after initially falling two votes short. Johnson and his allies worked to convince two members to switch their votes ...

If every one of the 434 House members shows up for the House Speaker vote, Mike Johnson will need at least 218 votes -- nearly every Republican to vote for him -- to become speaker Editor's Note ...

The new House of Representatives meets for the first time on Friday. But before lawmakers can do anything else, they must elect a speaker. It is no easy task, given Republicans’ razor-thin ...

The House of Representatives has adopted new rules that would make it harder to trigger a vote to oust a speaker. House lawmakers voted 215-209 along party lines to set the chamber's rules for the ...

The House of Representatives will soon vote for a speaker of the House to lead the chamber for the next two years under the incoming Republican administration. The previous race for the top House ...

Johnson, 52, was elected to Speaker of the House somewhat by chance last year ... Representative Chip Roy, of Texas, has yet to confirm if he will vote for Johnson as well. Despite that, Johnson ...

Mike Johnson is still the 56th Speaker of the House of Representatives. Following a vote on Friday, January 3, 2025, the 52-year-old GOP member managed to keep his speakership by a slim margin.