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

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday defied his most conservative critics to retain his gavel in the next Congress, ...

It was a dramatic beginning to the 119th Congress as Republicans prepare for unified control in Washington. Despite a handful of initial holdouts, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was re-elected speaker ...

Two Republicans who initially voted against Johnson changed their votes to support him, preventing a days-long speaker battle.

A new rule Congress is set to vote on as soon as a speaker is elected would raise the threshold for a motion to vacate. If ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks with Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., ...

Some Republicans were unwilling to break with President-elect Donald Trump during a recent spending bill fight, which could be an early indication of the challenges he will face in getting a massive ...

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Johnson can only afford to lose two votes from the Republican majority if he wants to remain speaker of the House ...

State government remains divided politically, with a Republican majority dominating the Legislature and Gov. Katie Hobbs ...

These rank-and-file members of both parties in the narrowly divided House could have an outsize role in the national debate ...

In Maryland’s capital city, a competition is brewing over who should represent the community in the state Senate — and the ...