WASHINGTON—Republicans clinched control of the House more than a week after Election Day, with GOP lawmakers on course for ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) should put an end to any debate over his ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was chosen by House Republicans Wednesday afternoon to be the Republican nominee for ...

Speaker Mike Johnson has won the support of enough Republicans to stand as their candidate for the gavel in January.

While Johnson has no serious challenger ... “Everybody was saying, Oh my God,” said Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho. Still, with ...

In January, Mike Johnson faces another vote to stay in the job that places him second in line for the presidency after Vice ...

Rep. Matt Gaetz is out of Congress, Speaker Johnson said, after he was tapped to be the next attorney general.

La., is expected to easily win his party's nomination for speaker in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with a final vote set for January on the House floor.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) are also expected to remain in their roles in the new year.

While Johnson has no serious challenger, he faces dissent within his ranks, particularly from hard-right conservatives and the Freedom Caucus withholding their votes as leverage to extract promises ...