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

Electing a speaker of the House has long been one of the easiest votes for a party in the majority. Republicans have changed ...

Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected as House speaker on Friday, Jan. 3, after a small handful of House ...

WASHINGTON — The start of a new Congress Friday marked the dawn of what could be a golden era for Republicans after winning ...

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson -- and incoming US president Donald Trump -- faced a test of political strength Friday ...

The reversal leading to Johnson’s victory comes after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Johnson and said he would make ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead the chamber for the new ...

But Johnson is also in trouble because many of the key votes ostensibly for him look more like votes for the Republican ...

Only one Republican, Thomas Massie, has said he would oppose Mike Johnson. The party can’t afford another defection.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that congressional Republicans plan to increase the nation’s borrowing limit as a part of a ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited Tyler, calling for Republican unity in the Texas House Speaker race. Paxton ...