House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

The alliance between Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump may prove to be the most important relationship in Washington.

If no one quickly wins the gavel, certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory could be delayed.

House Speaker Mike Johnson got a taste of what life in the 119th Congress will be like as he wrestles with a historically narrow majority.

Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie was vocally critical of Mike Johnson ahead of Friday's vote to reelect him House ...

The key change would raise the threshold for a motion to vacate, by which any lawmaker can force a vote on ousting the speaker. Currently, only one person needs to file a motion to vacate. But under ...

Mike Johnson is increasingly at odds with some conservatives who have opposed his actions, as he clings to his Speaker job.

Congress returned Friday, voting to reelect House speaker Mike Johnson after some Republican holdouts changed their votes.

But Johnson is also in trouble because many of the key votes ostensibly for him look more like votes for the Republican agenda in spite of him. After the vote, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus, a ...

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who has railed for weeks against Johnson, cast his vote for Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. And ...

Speaker Mike Johnson’s power within the Republican Party is about to be tested unlike anything he has faced, with Donald ...

The Republicans barely elected Mike Johnson as speaker of the House. The success of President-Elect Donald Trump’s legislative agenda will depend on whether Republicans can close ranks in Congress.