Mike Johnson, House Speaker

House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for a different person for speaker.
Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House speaker on first ballot: How the news unfolded
Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions himself alongside Trump. The speaker often portrays himself as the “quarterback” who will be executing the political plays called by the “coach,” the president-elect.
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How Mike Johnson pulled out a 2nd term as House speaker -- with Donald Trump's help
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.
Republicans Who Initially Voted Against Mike Johnson for House Speaker
Johnson faced an uphill battle in maintaining the speaker's gavel and eked out a win after initially coming up short.
Shreveport's Mike Johnson appears to fail on first attempt to win speaker of House
Republican Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson of Shreveport appeared as if he failed to retain the top job as speaker of the U.S. House after the first round of votes Friday left him two short of the 218 needed.
Trump boosts Speaker of the House Mike Johnson ahead of high-stakes vote: ‘A fine man of great ability’
Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes House vote on whether to keep him in power.
Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker After Republican Holdouts Change Their Votes in the First Round
The speaker election was on track to get deadlocked after a small handful of House Republicans rebelled against Johnson's candidacy, until two holdouts flipped their votes in the final hour
What time is the House Speaker vote? House to vote on whether to reelect Mike Johnson as speaker
When the 119th Congress is sworn in Friday, Jan. 3, House Speaker Mike Johnson will fight for his political life — again.
Mike Johnson re-elected as US House Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson will lead the US House of Representatives after he was re-elected on Friday. Mr Johnson said he wants to make sure they are “jump-starting” the agenda now so US President-elect Donald Trump is ready on day one.
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U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana pushes a 'powerful' bill for Donald Trump's agenda
Johnson, a Republican from north Louisiana, is pushing a single bill using a parliamentary maneuver called “budget ...
Mike Johnson wins dramatic speaker vote, is sworn in to lead House. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...
Winter storm will not delay Trump election certification in Congress, House leader says
A massive winter storm moving across the United States will not keep the U.S. Congress from meeting on Monday to formally certify Republican Donald Trump's election as president, Republican House ...
Speaker Johnson reveals how Trump wants Congress to handle business during the first hundred days
House Speaker Mike Johnson addresses how one reconciliation bill can reflect President-elect Trump and Republicans' ...