Republican Mike Johnson’s House speaker election looked dicey. Trump intervened and two GOP defectors changed their votes.

Johnson faced an uphill battle in maintaining the speaker's gavel and eked out a win after initially coming up short.

Mike Johnson appeared to initially fall short of the majority he needed to retain his job in a roll-call vote that lasted ...

The reversal leading to Johnson’s victory comes after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Johnson and said he would make calls on Johnson’s behalf in the days leading up to the vote for a speaker, ...

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) criticized Elon Musk on Thursday over false claims he levied against a proposed year-end funding package last month, successfully torpedoing the bill and forcing Congress to ...

Republicans may not have a functioning legislative majority by the time those fights begin. The GOP won 220 seats in November ...

Kentucky, wrote on X that a different speaker of the House of Representatives could win the vote if Louisiana Republican Mike ...

Trump said from his Truth Social website: "Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support. A win for Mike today will be a big win for ...

Here are five things worth watching as the new session of Congress begins: Republicans may have the majority in the House, ...

The 119th Congress kicks off Friday as lawmakers return to Washington with a long January to-do list and a packed first day. Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees are ...

The majority party has repeatedly lost control of the House in the first midterm election after gaining across-the-board ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson stares down a difficult battle to retain the gavel on Friday, even despite an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump.