Trump convinced hard-core Freedom Caucus members to back Johnson’s reelection as speaker. But they’ve made it clear he ...

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

See an inside look into how Johnson wrangled the votes he needed to keep one of the most powerful jobs in America.

A new rule Congress is set to vote on as soon as a speaker is elected would raise the threshold for a motion to vacate. If ...

Johnson won the vote for speaker 218-215, holding onto the job he was first elected to in October 2023 after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted.

Republican Mike Johnson was reelected as House speaker on the first ballot Friday, overcoming opposition from hard-right GOP ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson was reelected speaker of the House in the first ballot Friday afternoon in a surprisingly ...

Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, claimed that there was likely a “terrorist connection” between Wednesday’s ...

Rep. Mike Johnson was humiliated on Friday after he failed to be reelected as House Speaker in the first ballot with the ...

Mike Johnson may face Republican resistance in his quest to retain the House speakership. This comes after President-elect ...

Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...