House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., faced a difficult path to retain his position on Friday, though he has the endorsement of President-elect Trump. Voting started at noon. A late vote helped to ...

Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson of Shreveport was re-elected to the top job as speaker of the U.S. House on the first ballot Friday in a dramatic spectacle after two Republicans changed their ...

Speaker of the House of Rep. Mike Johnson. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images After it appeared there were too many Republican defections to win the vote, Rep. Mike Johnson retained his role as House ...

(UPDATE: After seeming to come up short in his bid to be named speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson (R–La.) won support from a majority of members on Friday afternoon. Two Republicans—Rep.

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 (AP) — 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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 119th Congress is convening for the first time and House Speaker Mike Johnson has narrowly been reelected to his post. The Louisiana Republican has the support of President ...