This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions ...

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

In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin.

Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker's gavel and his ...

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

The speaker election was on track to get deadlocked after a small handful of House Republicans rebelled against Johnson's ...

The House voted Friday to reelect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., after multiple Republicans initially did not cast a vote for him ...

Friday marks the start of a new Congress, and the House checked off its first order of business: electing a speaker.

WASHINGTON – House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel for another two years on Friday – along with a warning.

House Republicans braced for the possibility that today's speaker vote could last multiple rounds, as incumbent Mike Johnson ...