U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tried to flex his political muscle, but instead got hit in the face, according to a former Republican staffer. Brendan Buck, a former key adviser to ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI),

GOP infighting could complicate Mike Johnson's bid to remain speaker — and potentially the Electoral College count on Jan. 6.

Several House Republicans have objected to a stopgap measure that aims to prevent a government shutdown later this week.

There will be plenty of time – the entire rest of this year, in fact – to be merry and bright and make resolutions with the life expectancy of a mayfly. To happily bid farewell to 2024. In the meantime, please consider this column to be more like a preemptive Jan. 1, 2025, hangover.

A handful of conservative House Republicans were voicing concerns about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to President-elect Trump even before last week’s government funding fiasco, multiple sources on

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) found himself in increasingly hot water Wednesday as his Republican colleagues threatened to dump him over his government funding plan. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told reporters he won’t support Johnson ...

A historically unproductive Congress ends with a House speaker battling to keep his job amid an ungovernable majority. Will the 119th Congress fare better?

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Speaker Mike Johnson said he has spoken to Elon Musk and explained why he supports the government spending bill despite concerns regarding the deficit.

The U.S. House of Representatives will decide Jan. 3 whether to reelect Speaker Mike Johnson to the top GOP job after he faced a contentious vote to avert a government shutdown at the last-minute last week,