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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

“Donald Trump weighed in in support of Mike Johnson. I don’t think Mike Johnson would be Speaker of the House this morning if Donald Trump wouldn’t have weighed in last week, spent political capital ...

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 ...

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 ...