The Hill5d
Live updates: Mike Johnson wins Speakership on first ballot after 2 ‘no’ votes flip
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) succeeded in keeping his gavel for the 119th Congress, winning in the House’s Speakership vote in one round Friday. Johnson, who had a one-vote margin of error, won ...
ABC News6d
Johnson's future as speaker in question despite efforts to sway undecided Republicans
One GOP defection in Friday's vote could decide if Johnson gets another term. After spending Thursday trying to sway Republican holdouts to back his bid to retain the speaker's gavel, Mike Johnson ...
The Hill6d
Live updates: Johnson seeks to win over skeptics; New Orleans reels after attack
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has one more day to win over skeptical House Republicans before they vote on whether he keeps the gavel. In the narrow House GOP majority, Johnson can only afford to ...
New York Magazine5d
The Real Speaker Isn’t Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson is Speaker of the House. For now. After a handful of hard-right Republicans held out on Friday, he was reelected, winning them over not with his own personal charm but with the muscle ...
USA Today6d
Recap: Johnson wins the battle for House speaker as holdouts relent
WASHINGTON − House Speaker Mike Johnson won back his job for another term on Friday after a nail-biter finish and now has the daunting task of trying to unify a fractured but potentially ...
The Hill6d
Conservatives seek commitments as Johnson scrambles for Speaker votes
Roughly a dozen hard-line House conservatives are demanding a host of amorphous commitments from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to win their support Friday, throwing his leadership tenure into ...
The Hill5d
Mike Johnson clinches Speakership in stunning first ballot
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 ...
CNN5d
Johnson wins dramatic vote to remain House speaker
Speaker chosen: Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House on Friday after flipping two GOP opponents following an intervention by President-elect Donald Trump, but he’ll face a big ...
NBC News6d
Mike Johnson fights to retain the speaker's gavel — with help from Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to avoid the same fate that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, experienced two years ago: an embarrassing, drawn-out floor fight for the speaker ...
Wall Street Journal5d
House Speaker Vote Updates: Mike Johnson Elected on First Ballot—After Trump Intervenes
This live coverage event has concluded. 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 ...
The New York Times5d
Trump Transition Updates: Mike Johnson Wins Re-election as House Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a dramatic last-minute turnabout by putting down a revolt from conservatives. He won with just ...