Representative Mike Johnson can now, for better or worse, truly lay claim to being speaker of the whole House, after Democrats saved him from a Republican-led coup on Wednesday in another ...

Rep. Mike Johnson, left, casts his vote as the House of Representatives holds an election for a new speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong ...

Mike Johnson said that he is shutting down House business early, accusing Democrats and others of playing political games ...

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 ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., left, speaks with House Minority Leader Hakeem as the House of Representatives meets to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., hands the gavel to speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to serve as the next speaker of the House, breaking weeks of GOP infighting that left the lower chamber frozen.

Louisiana Republican Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House on Wednesday by a vote of 220-209. Johnson, 51, who had been a dark horse for the position, was voted the GOP nominee the ...

PATRICK MCHENRY: Therefore, the honorable Mike Johnson of the state of Louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the House of Representatives for the ...

Rep. Mike Johnson pulled off a feat few believed possible Wednesday by becoming the 56th House speaker — with the full support of his GOP colleagues. Barely known outside the Beltway, Johnson (R ...

After a delay, members of the House of Representatives supported Rep. Mike Johnson (R–La.) in his bid to return to the top post in the chamber.

What Johnson’s critics say. Johnson has become the nation’s 56th House speaker in large part because he happened to be the last one standing when his fellow House Republicans reached a point ...