Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House After GOP Dissenters Change Their Votes
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) officially won the Speaker’s gavel after a few initial holdouts, receiving 218 votes — enough to secure the position.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) officially won the Speaker’s gavel after a few initial holdouts, receiving 218 votes — enough to secure the position.

CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings said Friday during the network special coverage of the House Speaker vote, that Republicans need to stop fighting “amongst themselves.”

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) voted for Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) in Friday’s Speaker vote, following through with his pledge.

House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to implement three initiatives if he is reelected as Speaker of the House.

The 119th Congress has a busy day ahead as it convenes for the first time Friday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) told Breitbart News Daily.

Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) plans on supporting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the speakership vote on Friday.

President-elect Donald Trump reissued support for House Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempt on Friday to remain Speaker of the House.

The 119th Congress convenes Friday as embattled Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) fights to keep his gavel after 14 rocky months.

Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) said Thursday on One America News Network’s “The Matt Gaetz Show” that even if he were tortured, he would not vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve another term in his leadership role.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) detractors are falling in line after President-elect Donald Trump put his thumb on the scale.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), 84, intends to be in Washington, DC, on Friday for the Speakership vote.

“Please don’t shoot the messengers,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said in response to critics who do not understand the strategy behind the lawmaker’s opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who faces a formal vote on January 3.

The House on Friday will convene the 119th Congress, starting with an election for Speaker of the House, swearing in of lawmakers, and passing the rules for the chamber.

The House rules package released Wednesday raises the threshold for removing the Speaker of the House, as some conservatives consider a move to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Top elected officials from Louisiana are calling for prayers and condemning terrorism after 14 people were killed and 35 more injured in the New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans.

Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) said Tuesday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.” that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did not have the votes to keep the position.

“Mike Johnson is the next Paul Ryan,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said on Monday before President-elect Donald Trump endorsed the Speaker.

Republicans need “assurances” that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will not sell them to the swamp, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) said on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump formally backed him.

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) Monday morning after leaving Johnson twisting in the wind for 11 days.

Monday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) warned House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to commit to fulfilling his constitutional duties if he wanted to remain in his post.

Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) will be reelected Speaker of the House because no member of the Freedom Caucus could not get the 218 votes needed.

Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) said Friday on “MSNBC Reports” that any Republican House Speaker will have to keep House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) phone number “on speed dial” to work with Democrats.

A majority do not believe Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) should remain Speaker of the House, an AmericaFest straw poll revealed.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) favorability has fallen six points since April, a recently released poll found.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Friday doubled down and said he still plans to vote for someone other than Speaker Mike Johnson on January 3.

Thursday, during an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) warned of the perils of a repeat of the contested 2023 House Speaker’s race, finally making Kevin McCarthy the chamber’s top lawmakers after multiple rounds.

Santa Claus came early on Election Day; and with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, the gifts have not stopped coming.

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly been hearing from several House Republicans about their concerns regarding House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

The House subcommittee investigating former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 Special Committee “interviewed hundreds of witnesses,” but testimony from the most notorious star of Pelosi’s hearings is conspicuously absent from the subcommittee’s report.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) would like to forget most of 2024, and so would many Republicans. The embattled speaker showed an inability to negotiate with Democrats, communicate with or manage his own Republicans, or move any Republican priorities whatsoever. Additionally,

Steve Bannon says that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) must cede his gavel by the end of 2024 for the good of the MAGA movement.

President-elect Donald Trump faces a “big mess” in the aftermath of a spending bill passed to avoid a government shutdown.

“There is something profoundly wrong,” Tucker Carlson said when discussing the latest actions of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who soured many conservative allies after initially offering a 1,547-page spending bonanza and ultimately handing the Democrats a win.

Turning Point USA contributor Brandon Tatum speaks exclusively with Breitbart News at Americafest about the country’s direction following Donald Trump’s election victory.

Friday, after the House of Representatives passed a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March by a margin of 366-34, Fox News congressional correspondent explained why the vote could be a sign of trouble for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that Republicans were “taking orders from the world’s richest man,” Elon Musk, regarding a failed continuing resolution (CR).

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered an early Christmas present to Democrats Friday night by extending spending levels overwhelmingly opposed by Republicans earlier this year.

Friday’s House bill to avert a government shutdown was trimmed 1,359 pages after America First Republicans revolted against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s original measure filled with pork.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s best chance to keep the gavel is to allow House Democrats to vote for him, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) told reporters Friday.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is rushing a bill to the floor to extend spending levels enacted earlier this year over overwhelming Republican opposition
