Mike Johnson re-elected House speaker after GOP mutiny threat dissolves
House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold onto his position as head of the chamber after Republicans cast their votes in his favor. President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Johnson.
Mike Johnson wins reelection as House speaker in dramatic vote to open new Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.
Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker despite dissent
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Mike Johnson reelected as House speaker. All 4 Utah reps support him
The fate of Mike Johnson’s gavel rested on the House of Representatives and members-elect of the 119th Congress. On Friday, the first day of the session, Republicans didn’t support Johnson on the first vote even after he engaged in some last-minute lobbying ahead of the vote.
Trump Transition Updates: Mike Johnson Wins Re-election as House Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a dramatic last-minute turnabout by putting down a revolt from conservatives. He won with just enough votes to clinch the gavel, 218 to 215, but the vote reflected the steep challenge he faces in governing a slim and fractious majority. Read more ›
Republicans re-elect Mike Johnson as US House speaker in nail-biting vote
The US has opened the 119th Congress with a vote for the speakership in its lower chamber, the House of Representatives.
Trump invites House Republicans to Mar-a-Lago for strategy meetings
He wants to press them to get behind his plans for a massive, one-package budget reconciliation push, according to two of the people familiar with the plans.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for a different person for speaker.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Held Onto His Job, but There Are Signs of Trouble Ahead
This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.
Johnson tells House Republicans that Trump wants one ‘big beautiful’ reconciliation package
Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans on Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump wants one reconciliation package, instead of the planned two that Republican leadership has been pushing, three people in the room where discussions took place told POLITICO.
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
After South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace made a spectacle of transgender people’s access to bathrooms in the U.S.
Speaker should follow will of members, not of White House | STAFF COMMENTARY
Gingrich days of empowering House majority, not dictating to them or taking orders from the executive branch, writes ...
Recap: Johnson wins the battle for House speaker as holdouts relent
Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in Washington.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to failing to elect a House speaker quickly
On the first day of the new Congress, representatives will vote for the speaker of the House as Mike Johnson fights to keep ...
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The 119th Congress — Day 1 — A Tale of Two Legislative Bodies and the Beginning of a Busy Year
The opening hours of the 119th Congress provided an interesting look at the two bodies of Congress, the United States House of Representatives ...
Stacey Plaskett’s moment during the House speakership vote makes waves: ‘I have a voice!’
The U.S. Virgin Islands delegate’s powerful exchange with the House parliamentarian highlighted the plight of U.S.
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At Tyler stop, Ken Paxton urges East Texas representatives to support GOP's choice for Texas House speaker
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited Tyler, calling for Republican unity in the Texas House Speaker race. Paxton ...
It's official: Ohio has new GOP Speaker Matt Huffman, Senate President Rob McColley
New Ohio House speaker backs school choice, lowering the state's income tax and limiting access to legal marijuana approved ...