Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?
House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities.
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,
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
Following a dramatic speaker vote, it's time for Democrats to go on the offense
Democrats must get out there with an aggressive strategy and show the American people why they can and should be put into power again.
Johnson wins dramatic reelection as speaker after 2 GOP hard-liners switch votes
Republican members of the House of Representatives applaud Speaker of the House Mike Johnson after he was nominated by House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain during the first session of the 119th Congress in Washington, Jan. 3, 2025. She praised Johnson, saying he was given a tough task when he took over for McCarthy in late 2023.
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
House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
WASHINGTON – 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.
Dramatic speaker vote may be the start, not the end, of House GOP chaos
Mike Johnson won what should be a full term in one ballot, but his Republican antagonists are lying in wait for another ambush.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Held Onto His Job, but There Are Signs of Trouble Ahead
This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.
Dramatic speaker vote highlights growing tensions within GOP
Mich., joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the high-stakes House speaker vote and the challenges posed by the GOP’s slim majority.
4 takeaways from Mike Johnson’s dramatic speaker win
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) won his second election to lead the chamber on Friday. And he did so with a little drama — but less than some people were anticipating. With Johnson being able to spare only one Republican vote in the closely divided House,
Speaker Johnson: ‘Intention’ is to increase debt limit in massive Trump agenda bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that congressional Republicans plan to increase the nation’s borrowing limit as a part of a ...
Republican-led January 6 investigation to be its own committee this Congress, GOP lawmaker says
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia posed with House Speaker Mike Johnson for a photograph to mark the start of the next ...
Republican wins intraparty contest to take Missouri House speaker’s gavel
Jon Patterson, who faced state Rep. Justin Sparks of Wildwood in the race, easily won the speakership on a 152-10 vote.
Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
A Democrat is returning to the job of speaker of the Pennsylvania House after the Republican candidate bowed out ...
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At Tyler stop, Ken Paxton urges East Texas representatives to support GOP's choice for Texas House speaker
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited Tyler, calling for Republican unity in the Texas House Speaker race. Paxton ...
Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young ...