The threshold that allowed a single member to trigger a no-confidence vote to remove the speaker will be increased to nine members of the majority party in the 119th Congress. The House is ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House on Friday after flipping two GOP opponents following an intervention by ...

Trump called Johnson’s reelection an “unprecedented vote of confidence ... the House floor. While it has been the tradition for the speaker to be a member of the House, it is not required.

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

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.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday expressed confidence about his chances ahead of the House ... vote for Johnson, which brings his number to 218. If all members are present, Johnson would ...

“Congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson for receiving an unprecedented Vote of Confidence in ... though former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., needed 15 rounds of voting held over ...

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.

Here's how the USA TODAY Network covered Johnson's return to the speaker's chair. Johnson made no ... House rules approved Friday evening, nine House Republicans will be needed to call a vote ...

The tight vote underscored the narrow margin of control Republicans have over the chamber. With only 219 seats in the House, Republicans will need nearly ... the vote. “No speaker is perfect.

There could be a floor fight with multiple rounds of voting Johnson’s allies are projecting confidence ... the speakership. The House will need to hold a second speaker vote if Johnson fails ...