Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts ...

Congress quickly voted to make it harder to oust the speaker moving forward. Yet, Johnson still faces an uphill battle.

But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endure ...

Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their ...

The day began with the formulaic roll call of every member of the House, which had become familiar to a national audience ...

Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...

The Speaker of the House of the 119th Congress is now facing several critical political fights while navigating a razor-thin ...

With the backing of President-elect Donald Trump, Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson was re-elected Speaker of the House, but ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson vows to 'drastically' slash the size of government as Republicans take power in Congress.

Two holdouts were convinced to change their minds and support Johnson after all the first-ballot votes were initially cast.

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