The House is in limbo again after Republicans failed to coalesce around Mike Johnson for speaker despite President-elect Trump's endorsement.

Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in ...

Johnson won the House speakership in the first round of voting, after it initially appeared he was poised to lose. Self, Norman and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., each voted for people other than Johnson, ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...

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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday in dramatic ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the ...

Johnson was two votes short of becoming speaker on the first ballot; a second vote was expected to begin soon. A flop by Johnson could throw Monday’s congressional certification of Trump’s 2024 ...

Current Speaker Mike Johnson faces a leadership challenge on Friday as the new Congress convenes and votes on a new House speaker. Here's what to know.

During the vote for the next House speaker, incumbent Mike Johnson texted on his cellphone and talked with his head bowed to Rep. Andy Ogles (R., Tenn.), who was crouched in the aisle beside him.