House speaker, Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson wins the battle for House speaker | The Excerpt
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Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan testifies in own defense
Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges. As Megan Hickey reports, the defense has painted Madigan as a politician who often asked for help and who avoided conflict.
House Speaker Mike Johnson held onto his job, but there are signs of trouble ahead
WASHINGTON -- This time was supposed to be different.
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Johnson, of Louisiana, has been working diligently to prevent defeat, spending New Year’s Day at Mar-a-Lago as he positions himself alongside Trump. The speaker often portrays himself as the “quarterback” who will be executing the political plays called by the “coach,” the president-elect.
How Mike Johnson pulled out a 2nd term as House speaker -- with Donald Trump's help
Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their vote after speaking to Donald Trump.
What time is the House Speaker vote? House to vote on whether to reelect Mike Johnson as speaker
When the 119th Congress is sworn in Friday, Jan. 3, House Speaker Mike Johnson will fight for his political life — again.
Mike Johnson Keeps the Speaker’s Gavel
Mike Johnson of Louisiana to lead the lower chamber on Friday, after two Republican holdouts—Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self—flipped their votes to deliver Johnson a narrow majority and end the speakership race on the first ballot.
Why the speaker vote should still worry Mike Johnson
But Johnson is also in trouble because many of the key votes ostensibly for him look more like votes for the Republican agenda in spite of him. After the vote, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of about three dozen right-wing,
Mike Johnson re-elected as US House Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson will lead the US House of Representatives after he was re-elected on Friday. Mr Johnson said he wants to make sure they are “jump-starting” the agenda now so US President-elect Donald Trump is ready on day one.
In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House speaker takes stand at his own corruption trial
Once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Michael Madigan took the stand Tuesday at his own corruption ...
Joanna McClinton reelected as speaker, despite a 101-101 tie in the Pa. House
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reelected state Rep. Joanna McClinton, a Philadelphia Democrat, as House speaker ...
House votes for rules to make ousting a speaker more difficult
The House of Representatives has adopted new rules that would make it harder to trigger a vote to oust a speaker. House ...
Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
A Democratic state representative’s health problems could complicate the vote for speaker of the Pennsylvania House of ...
What Does the Speaker of the House Do?
As leader of the House of Representatives, the speaker controls what bills make it to the floor, appoints members to ...
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
After South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace made a spectacle of transgender people’s access to bathrooms in the U.S.
Speaker Johnson's push to pass Trump's agenda in one massive bill faces big hurdles
Approving Trump's plans for immigration, energy, tax policy and more in one multitrillion-dollar bill would be a daunting ...
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Arizona House speaker: State lawmakers to prioritize school choice, public safety, economy
Arizona's newest House speaker, Steve Montenegro, said lawmakers' top priorities this session will be the economy, school choice and public safety.