In the end, Mike Johnson was able to flip two remaining holdouts who decided to support him as House Speaker, drawing applause from Republicans.
Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won re-election Friday to the U.S. House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts after a tense ...
WASHINGTON -- This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.
Mike Johnson Cinches House Speaker Role In One VoteโAfter Trump Phoned Naysayers. The lower chamber quickly voted to make it harder to oust the speaker moving ...
Trump's pick has secured the powerful House Speaker role after surviving a close vote against Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.