House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold onto his position as head of the chamber after Republicans cast their votes in his favor. President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Johnson.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner) However, it wasn’t enough for the three ...

He joined the publication on the crime beat. TOM BRENNER/AFP via Getty Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected as House speaker on Friday, Jan. 3, after his initial vote tally came up ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mike Johnson was reelected House speaker on the first ballot, winning just enough votes to gain a majority after two Republican holdouts changed their votes at the last minute. The House of ...

Johnson narrowly pushed past Republican holdouts in a tension-filled vote. Republican Mike Johnson was reelected House speaker on Friday, narrowly winning a showdown with his party's right-flank ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson held onto his job on Friday, securing enough votes from his Republican colleagues to be reelected in one round. It’s an abbreviated journey for Johnson ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., narrowly held onto the gavel in a nail-biter vote on Friday afternoon. Republicans eager to swear in President-elect Trump later this month and capitalize on ...

Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., center left, and others applaud House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the ...

President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a second term in the top House leadership position, hoping to quash opposition as a growing number of ...

First consider the uneasy re-election of Mike Johnson as House Speaker. Mr Johnson won near-unanimous support from his party on the first ballot, an improvement over the 15 rounds of voting it took for his Republican predecessor two years ago.