Why the speaker vote should still worry Mike Johnson
But Johnson is also in trouble because many of the key votes ostensibly for him look more like votes for the Republican agenda in spite of him. After the vote, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of about three dozen right-wing,
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 Elected House Speaker After Republican Holdouts Change Their Votes in the First Round
The speaker election was on track to get deadlocked after a small handful of House Republicans rebelled against Johnson's candidacy, until two holdouts flipped their votes in the final hour
Johnson Re-elected House Speaker, But Party Divisions Remain
Only one Republican, Thomas Massie, has said he would oppose Mike Johnson. The party can’t afford another defection.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
WASHINGTON – 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.
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.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Held Onto His Job, but There Are Signs of Trouble Ahead
This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.
Dramatic speaker vote highlights growing tensions within GOP
Mich., joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the high-stakes House speaker vote and the challenges posed by the GOP’s slim majority.
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,
How Mike Johnson pulled out a 2nd term as House speaker -- with Donald Trump's help
Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their vote after speaking to Donald Trump.
Republican-led January 6 investigation to be its own committee this Congress, GOP lawmaker says
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia posed with House Speaker Mike Johnson for a photograph to mark the start of the next ...
Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
A Democrat is returning to the job of speaker of the Pennsylvania House after the Republican candidate bowed out ...
Republican wins intraparty contest to take Missouri House speaker’s gavel
Jon Patterson, who faced state Rep. Justin Sparks of Wildwood in the race, easily won the speakership on a 152-10 vote.
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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 ...
Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young ...
Missouri lawmakers return to work, select new speaker
The new House speaker outlines his priorities, focusing on foster children, public safety, youth mental health, and ...
House speaker fight, battles over abortion rights and taxes loom as Missouri lawmakers return
As they seek to smooth over past factional fights in the state Senate, Republicans face a new round of infighting in the ...
Speaker Johnson: ‘Intention’ is to increase debt limit in massive Trump agenda bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that congressional Republicans plan to increase the nation’s borrowing limit as a part of a ...