Mike Johnson retains gavel after Trump convinces two reps to change votes - Donald Trump’s ally initially struggled to retain gavel as Congress reconvened on Friday but president-elect says he helped ...

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

The House of Representatives on Friday votes to elect a speaker for the new Congress. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of ...

With the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott will become the longest-serving Black Senator ...

On CNN, Anderson was addressing infighting among House Republicans when she referenced the film and the quote just nine days after Christmas.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper reacted to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) being reelected to his position on Friday after a dramatic vote by noting that the GOP defectors sent a message.

Hard-line conservative members blocked his bid. The incumbent needs the support of almost all Republicans to win the gavel ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson got a boost from President-elect Trump Friday as he faces a tricky vote for reelection in the ...

President Joe Biden is expected to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a way that could be especially difficult for the incoming ...

Speaker Mike Johnson will face a major challenge in the new Congress – the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. That ...