Mike Johnson wins reelection as House speaker in dramatic vote to open new Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.
Rep. Mike Johnson voted House speaker again after 2 switch votes
The U.S. House will vote for House Speaker to begin the 119th Congress on Friday and Rep. Mike Johnson has no margin for error if he is going to retain the gavel.
Why the speaker vote should still worry Mike Johnson
Republican Mike Johnson won the barest of victories on Friday, Jan. 3, when 218 U.S. House representatives voted to re-up his term as speaker to start the 119th Congress. While Johnson was officially reelected on the first ballot,
The Hard Right Isn’t Mike Johnson’s Biggest Problem Anymore
Ever since Republicans took back control of the U.S. House in 2022, their biggest concern has been the unruly hard-right members of the House Freedom Caucus, who have exploited narrow margins of control to keep pressure on their colleagues to obey their wishes.
Mike Johnson wins House speaker reelection after some GOP holdouts change votes
Congress returned Friday, voting to reelect House speaker Mike Johnson after some Republican holdouts changed their votes.
Mike Johnson's Problems May Just Be Beginning—Analysts
Johnson could face difficulty in passing President-elect Donald Trump's agenda, according to political analysts.
House passes rules package that will raise threshold for motion to vacate speaker — after re-electing Johnson
Under the new rules package, which cleared the lower chamber in a near-party-line vote, 215-209, a motion to vacate the chair ...
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Scrambling Mike Johnson Has a New Ploy to Stay in Power
Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to make it a lot harder for his colleagues to get rid of him. House ...
Freedom Caucus holds its fire on Johnson’s strategy for passing Trump agenda
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their ...
Mike Johnson re-elected House speaker as GOP mutiny threat dissolves
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the only Republican to vote against Johnson in the end, after Reps. Keith Self, R-Texas and ...
Mike Johnson hangs on, but his challenges are only beginning: From the Politics Desk
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who has railed for weeks against Johnson, cast his vote for Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. And Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., voted for Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ...
Trump Transition Updates: Mike Johnson Wins Re-election as House Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a dramatic last-minute ...
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119th Congress Latest: Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House speaker
Shortly after 2 p.m., with the vote for House speaker hanging in the balance, the Democratic Congressional Campaign ...
House passes rule change making it harder to oust Johnson as speaker
The change offers some breathing room for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he enters his first full term as speaker.
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Montana Is Poised to Become the First State to Hear an Anti-Trans Bill in 2025
House Bill 121 ranks among the most extreme bathroom bans in the US, targeting adult trans people in public buildings.