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 ...

The U.S. House will vote for House Speaker to begin the 119th Congress on Friday and Rep. Mike Johnson has no margin for ...

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

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.

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.

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 ...

Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie became the lone GOP representative to withhold his vote for Mike Johnson in his bid to ...