Johnson, House Speaker

House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for a different person for speaker.
House Speaker Mike Johnson held onto his job, but there are signs of trouble ahead
This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.
Mike Johnson reelected as House speaker: What to know
Current Speaker Mike Johnson faces a leadership challenge on Friday as the new Congress convenes and elects the House speaker. Johnson faces opposition from some of his own GOP colleagues – despite backing from President-elect Donald Trump.
Mike Johnson reelected as House speaker with support from President-elect Donald Trump
After an initial burst of drama, the House voted to give Speaker Mike Johnson another term as the GOP prepares to take total control of Washington.
How Mike Johnson pulled out a 2nd term as House speaker -- with Donald Trump's help
Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their vote after speaking to Donald Trump.
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
Could House Speaker Mike Johnson lose his job on Friday? Pivotal House vote looms.
David Super, an expert on congressional procedure who teaches at Georgetown University, said Congress should still be able to perform its duty without a speaker because the House and Senate will be meeting in a joint session. Vice President Kamala Harris will be presiding over Trump's win – and her defeat – in the 2024 election.
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers eulogy for Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter returns to Washington for the last time Tuesday. The former president’s remains were flown to the nation’s capital from Georgia.
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Mike Johnson has his old job back, for now
First consider the uneasy re-election of Mike Johnson as House Speaker. Mr Johnson won near-unanimous support from his party ...
Speaker Mike Johnson says Donald Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?
House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach ...
Mike Johnson re-elected as speaker despite some opposition from the far-right
La., initially fell two votes short of holding onto the speaker's gavel on a first ballot. But after meeting with the speaker ...
The problem(s) with Mike Johnson’s dubious Thomas Jefferson quote
The problem is not just that Republican officials keep peddling fake quotes from the Founding Fathers. The problem is also ...
Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out ...
Jimmy Carter lies in state as Washington begins its commemoration
The public will be able to pay their respects to the 39th president at the U.S. Capitol until his state funeral Thursday ...
Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered for rising above politics
Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who struggled with a bad economy and a hostage crisis but was widely admired in his post-White ...
Live Updates: Jimmy Carter Is Remembered for His Integrity and Humanitarian Accomplishments
President Biden, one of the five living presidents attending the State Funeral, remembered Mr. Carter for his “character, character, character.” Mr. Carter’s grandson, Jason, said his grandfather “led ...