Despite staunch objections from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Johnson convinced the remainder of the Republican caucus that he could do the job. That being said, a faction of the GOP remains likely ...

Trump-Backed Johnson Faces Crucial Vote on House Speakership Johnson faces election with GOP holding slim majority in House Speaker’s deals with Democrats angered some fellow Republicans ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) succeeded in keeping his gavel for the 119th Congress, winning in the House’s Speakership vote in one round Friday. Johnson, who had a one-vote margin of error, won ...

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 ...

Mike Johnson is Speaker of the House. For now. After a handful of hard-right Republicans held out on Friday, he was reelected, winning them over not with his own personal charm but with the muscle ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot. But the vote did ...

CBS Cheers to the newest best actress in a comedy series! Hacks star Jean Smart took home the prize for best performance by a female actor in a television series – musical or comedy at the 2025 ...

One GOP defection in Friday's vote could decide if Johnson gets another term. After spending Thursday trying to sway Republican holdouts to back his bid to retain the speaker's gavel, Mike Johnson ...

Speaker chosen: Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House on Friday after flipping two GOP opponents following an intervention by President-elect Donald Trump, but he’ll face a big ...

The speaker election was on track to get deadlocked after a small handful of House Republicans rebelled against Johnson's candidacy, until two holdouts flipped their votes at the last second Kyler ...

Trump’s Major Legislative Agenda Will Pass by May, Johnson Says Trump says the bill will include a ‘no tax on tips’ proposal Senators oppose putting border, taxes, debt all in one bill ...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to avoid the same fate that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, experienced two years ago: an embarrassing, drawn-out floor fight for the speaker ...