House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) denied a request by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) to pass her bipartisan resolution to ...

The win came after a tense stand-off with House Republicans and a phone call from Donald Trump to two members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.

Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, ABC News Washington bureau chief Rick Klein, former Trump Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur, and “Politico” Capitol bureau chief Rachael Bade join ABC ...

to continue leading the House ahead of a pivotal vote later this week. “Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “He will do the ...

On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: House Speaker Mike Johnson won back his job for another term Friday after a tight vote. USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes reports ...

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson for House speaker on Monday following a fight over government funding earlier this month that divided Republicans and imperiled his leadership bid.

“Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement," he wrote. Johnson thanked Trump for the ... Johnson's fate before a Jan. 3 leadership vote for over a week, even as some Republicans signaled that ...

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge ... Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Mike Johnson on Friday became the first Republican speaker to win the position on a first ballot since 2017.

Lawmakers are scheduled to vote for House speaker on January 3, after the new House is sworn in. Johnson first clinched the speakership after the lower chamber ousted Republican Kevin McCarthy last ...

As this week got underway, Donald Trump decided to ... NBC News reported: President-elect Donald Trump backed House Speaker Mike Johnson in his campaign to hold onto the gavel, writing on his ...

Thomas Massie, has already said he will not support Johnson while other GOP hardliners have yet to commit to backing him. Rep. Mike Lawler appears on "This Week," Dec. 29, 2024. "I'm not going to ...

Trump Endorses Mike Johnson to Stay on as House Speaker Despite ... is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week. Trump said in a post on his social media platform that Johnson ...