Mike Johnson is a socially conservative American politician from Louisiana and the 56th speaker of the U.S. House, succeeding ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October 2023.

It was especially important to get the House operational to show support ... Maybe that will hamstring the new speaker, he said. Or maybe the recent turbulence has so tired out the members that ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a six-month stopgap spending bill from a floor vote Wednesday, scuttling efforts by the GOP ...

The House of Representatives has a new speaker in Mike Johnson ... making fiscal year 2023 a record year for such encounters at the southern border. According to Customs and Border Protection ...

SANTA FE — New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez signaled Wednesday that House Democrats will push a package of bills during the upcoming 60-day legislative session aimed at bolstering New Mexico's ...

McHenry's tenure could be brief, as the official vote for a new House Speaker is scheduled for October 11. Still, his temporary leadership could be a strategic win for those advocating clearer ...

Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the new House speaker Wednesday after three weeks ... Philadelphia, Pa., October 1, 2023. (Photos by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times) ...

It ran from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, during the Trump administration. At 34 days, it was the longest government ...

2023 11:34 a.m. WASHINGTON — Three weeks now since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are meeting privately Tuesday to try nominating a new House speaker to accomplish the seemingly ...

With California Republican Kevin McCarthy losing multiple votes Tuesday to become speaker of the House, a final outcome may not come until Wednesday – and may result in a new candidate, a veteran ...

House Republicans on Tuesday night nominated Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. as their latest speaker pick, coming just hours after House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., withdrew from the leadership battle.

A historic drama is playing out in the US House of Representatives after Republican congressman Matt Gaetz's successful attempt to dethrone his party's House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy. It follows a ...