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.

Between Trump's agenda and DOGE, Republicans have steep ambitions for the coming years. On Friday, they avoided what could've been an early stumble.

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.

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.

Donald Trump remade the GOP in his image. Chris Sununu doesn’t think it’ll stick. That’s because the outgoing Republican governor of New Hampshire, who routinely oscillates between supporting Trump and criticizing him,

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.

In the first test of President-elect Donald Trump 's "mandate" over a unified Republican Party, three House Republicans defied him by voting against Speaker Mike Johnson, who Trump endorsed to serve another term as speaker.

One of the final acts of the Biden administration has left Donald Trump a chance to leave a major imprint on the alcohol industry.

There only needs to be a small number of Republican defectors to derail GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to keep his position as the new Congress convenes Friday for the first time. Johnson is backed by President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn into later this month.