Johnson was endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, who offered a “good luck” wish to the Louisiana Republican ahead of the vote on Friday. But Johnson has faced a tumultuous tenure as Speaker, and could only afford to lose one GOP vote to secure another term in the top leadership position.
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Republicans fall in line behind Mike Johnson, avoiding an early Trump-era mess for the GOP
Mike Johnson wins reelection as House speaker on first ballot with boost from Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson won reelection on the first ballot Friday after the Republican leader wrangled final support from a few reluctant right-wing hardliners. Johnson, who enjoyed the support of President-elect Donald Trump,
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Trump ally Johnson re-elected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
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A new poll finds that Republican voters are more confident in the accuracy of U.S. elections now that Donald Trump has won.
If Republicans unite behind House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), they and President-elect Donald Trump will be able to accomplish a lot in the next two years.
Republicans will gain a trifecta in Washington, but bouts of infighting signal it may be difficult to keep the conference together for Trump's first 100 days.
Despite its Republican majority, the House of Representatives is "poised to be the biggest likely choke point" for Donald Trump's agenda, according to MSNBC opinion writer Hayes Brown. Hayes wrote that,
Congress has been here before, when it took Republicans nearly a week and 15 rounds of voting to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker in 2023, a spectacle unseen in modern times. McCarthy was then dumped by his party, a historic first, but he was also part of a long list of GOP speakers chased to early exits.
Ky., urged President-elect Trump to encourage Republicans to unite around Speaker Mike Johnson to ensure there are no delays in certifying the 2024 election.
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.
Mike Johnson’s failed speakership bid shows how hard it may be for the narrow Republican majority to enact Trump’s conservative agenda.
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One of the final acts of the Biden administration has left Donald Trump a chance to leave a major imprint on the alcohol industry.
In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy,
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