Mr Johnson was able to flip two remaining holdouts who switched to support him, drawing applause from Republicans.

Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in ...

Another newcomer with experience in elected office is new Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, who was until recently the Prince ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, ...

Applause broke out after clerk Kevin McCumber announced that Gaetz would not be attending the speakership vote.

The 119th Congress is convening for the first time on Friday and House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting for his political ...

The House is in limbo again after Republicans failed to coalesce around Mike Johnson for speaker despite President-elect Trump's endorsement.

Texas state House Rep. Mihaela Plesa suggested Democrats faced defeats because they failed to address economic concerns and other everyday issues.

Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...

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

But Self and Norman, both members of the far-right Freedom Caucus, flipped their votes before the first ballot concluded, ...