Trading Kevin McCarthy for Mike Johnson is not a trade I would have made. But Democrats effectively asked for a new deck of cards and must now play the cards they have been dealt.

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. is backing some of the Republican lawmakers who helped throw the lower chamber into chaos last year by ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ...

In a phone call last week, Mike Johnson told top donors that the hard-liners in the House calling for his head would not succeed — a message that many donors have been wanting to hear.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced to cut deals to win the speakership. McCarthy's agreements are now making Speaker Mike Johnson's life more difficult. In particular, McCarthy granted power ...

Speaker Mike Johnson’s record-setting fundraising haul for the second quarter shows it’s time for a Beltway tradition to be ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of facing a similar wrath from his Republican colleagues which ultimately led to the ousting of his predecessor Kevin McCarthy as a government shutdown looms. ...

Mike Johnson's victory ends three weeks of squabbling among House Republicans — and cements their pro-Trump, hard-line faction as the face of the national party.

Mike Johnson Repeats Kevin McCarthy’s Mistake: Trying to Govern With only a few weeks left in the year and several items on the agenda, Johnson may need to assuage skeptical Republicans.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Four and a half months on the job, House Speaker Mike Johnson is still struggling with the baggage of the tumultuous Kevin McCarthy era. The Louisiana Republican ...

The decision to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker and replace him with a little-known congressman, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, has left a glaring financial gap for House Republicans headed into 2024 ...

One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far ...