Rep. Mike Johnson was re-elected House speaker following a last-minute scramble to secure the 218 votes he needed.

Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) took experts by surprise with his initial vote for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) instead of Rep. Mike ...

Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...

Johnson has publicly expressed confidence that he will retain the speaker's gavel, but spent the final day before the vote on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican holdouts.

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and ...

Former Rep. Denver Riggleman said Republicans' celebration upon reelecting Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday was colored by a bit of gallows humor.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump ...

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

Mike Johnson has become speaker of the House after a dramatic delay caused by a handful of insurgent Republicans who revolted against him during the first vote of the 119th Congress.

Johnson fell short at first, signaling trouble for House Republicans as they attempt to push Trump's second-term agenda.

Congress returns Friday and is voting for a House speaker just days after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson ...

Johnson's first-round defeat came at the hands of conservative Republicans: Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas. The trio of GOP lawmakers voted for ...