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

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a dramatic last-minute ...

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

All Democrats are expected to be in the Capitol on Friday for the vote to seat the next Speaker of the House, according to ...

leading to a drawn-out floor fight. In 2023, it took Kevin McCarthy 15 rounds of voting over multiple days to win the speakership. The House will need to hold a second speaker vote if Johnson ...

House Republican leaders unveiled new rules for the 119th Congress, which includes a provision that will make it harder to ...

WASHINGTON -- This time was supposed to be different.

It was long likely that House Speaker Mike Johnson ... his resignation letter – read on the floor of the House – signaled he did not plan to serve in the new Congress, which begins in January.

On Friday, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...

The 119th Congress is convening for the first time and House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life — again ...

Electing a speaker is the first order of business for the House after a new session of Congress begins at noon EST. It’s a vote that members take even before being sworn into office. The House ...