Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
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 from President-elect Donald Trump.
Mike Johnson wins full term as House speaker after two Republicans change their votes: Highlights
Latest news and updates on the first day of Congress following last year's general election. Get the latest news as the new year kicks off in Washington.
GOP lawmaker reveals why he changed his vote to support Mike Johnson in heated House speaker vote
S.C., expanded on why he changed his vote in favor of Speaker-designate Mike Johnson's re-election on "The Story."
Dramatic speaker vote may be the start, not the end, of House GOP chaos
Mike Johnson won what should be a full term in one ballot, but his Republican antagonists are lying in wait for another ambush.
3 Things Mike Johnson’s Win in the Speaker Election Says About House Republicans
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s win came as a result of a rare display of GOP unity and President-elect Donald Trump’s political power. It remains to be seen whether it will continue into his next term.
Johnson wins dramatic reelection as speaker after 2 GOP hard-liners switch votes
In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy,
Mike Johnson appears on track to lose first speaker vote amid Republican opposition
House Republicans appear to have denied Mike Johnson reelection to his post as House speaker in the first round of voting on the opening day of the new Congress, which would mark the second consecutive Congress that the majority's speaker nominee lost in voting on the floor.
Johnson tells House Republicans Trump wants 1 reconciliation package: Sources
Newly reelected Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans during a closed-door policy retreat on Saturday that ...
These Are the Possible GOP Holdouts in the House Speaker Vote
Only one Republican representative has confirmed that he will oppose Mike Johnson’s return as House speaker, but a few other ...
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Trump has faced down Republican dissidents in Congress
While Mr Trump didn’t threaten them, they agreed to change course. Some 15 minutes later, Mr Johnson was elected speaker.
Trump pushing House GOP to combine reconciliation bills into one package
President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for one reconciliation bill, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) informed members in a ...
Republicans take control as new Congress convenes. How will it affect California?
California began confronting a very different, unpredictable Washington Friday, as a Republican-controlled Congress ...
Johnson tells House GOP Trump wants one reconciliation package
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Republicans on Saturday that President-elect Trump wants to pass one reconciliation ...
Trump and Johnson win, but House GOP uncertainty remains
But the handful of conservative dissidents still had no realistic path to the speakership themselves. They had no viable ...
House GOP moves to block late-week suspension votes
A last-minute insertion into House Republicans’ rules package for the 119th Congress substantially raises the bar for voting ...