The New York Times4d
What to Know About the Process of Voting for House Speaker
The speaker’s election happens even before newly elected representatives are sworn in, and must be resolved before anything else can be addressed. By Maya C. Miller Before the new Congress can ...
Fox News5d
What to know about race for speaker of the House
The House of Representatives will soon vote for a speaker of the House to lead the chamber for the next two years under the incoming Republican administration. The previous race for the top House ...
New York Post3d
Trump boosts Speaker of the House Mike Johnson ahead of high-stakes vote: ‘A fine man of great ability’
President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes House vote on whether to keep him in power.
CNN4d
What you need to know about the House speaker election
The 119th Congress will begin on Friday, ushering in a new era of Republican control in Washington that will start with a high-stakes leadership fight to pick the next House speaker. Mike Johnson ...
USA Today4d
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 ...
New York Magazine3d
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 ...
Wall Street Journal3d
A Squeaker for the House Speaker
Photo: Christian Monterrosa/AFP/Getty Images House Republicans avoided humiliation on Friday as they managed to elect Mike Johnson as Speaker in the 119th Congress. But since these are Republicans ...
The New York Times4d
Johnson Re-elected as Speaker After Putting Down G.O.P. Revolt
“I do.” “Congratulations, Mr. Speaker.” By Catie Edmondson Reporting from Capitol Hill Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday won re-election to the top post in the House, salvaging his job in a ...
CNN5d
Speaker Johnson will oversee narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years
Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a dramatic turn of events, Johnson managed to retain the gavel in a single ...
ABC News4d
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 ...
ABC News3d
Johnson wins dramatic reelection as speaker after 2 GOP hard-liners switch votes
The Republican holdouts changed their votes after calls from Donald Trump. In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson ...