WASHINGTON–Incumbent Mike Johnson (R., La.) won re-election as speaker of the House on the first ballot, after two holdout Republicans changed their votes and handed him the narrow majority ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., faced a difficult path to retain his position on Friday, though he has the endorsement of President-elect Trump. Voting started at noon. A late vote helped to ...

For the latest updates, visit wsj.com. Mike Johnson was re-elected House speaker on the first ballot after some late drama, with President-elect Donald Trump forced to step in. Two Republicans ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson won reelection on the first ballot Friday after the Republican leader wrangled final support from a few reluctant right-wing hardliners. Johnson, who enjoyed the support ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot. But the vote did not ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters following ... initially refused to vote but later cast ballots for Johnson. But three other Republicans — Kentucky Representative Thomas ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday ... As the most recent speaker, Johnson’s weak grip on the gavel threatens not ...

Yet even with Trump's backing, Johnson appeared poised to lose on the first ballot when Congress ... already said that he believes that Mike will be the speaker… but he did caveat it," Womack ...

In the end, the threat of a far-right revolt turned out to be more real than expected, as Republican Mike Johnson initially came up short Friday on the first ballot of his bid to stay Speaker. Only ...

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Matt Gaetz was right—lawmakers did reelect Mike Johnson as speaker of the House on the first ballot on Friday. But that’s not to say that the Louisiana ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...