Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger blasted Speaker Mike Johnson for defending President Donald Trump's pardons of 1,500 people ...

House Speaker Mike ... Johnson, who enjoyed the support of President-elect Trump, won the vote by 218-215, with only one GOP lawmaker, Rep. Tom Massie of Kentucky, voting against him. He ...

Speaker of the House of Rep. Mike Johnson. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images After it appeared there were too many Republican defections to win the vote, Rep. Mike Johnson retained his role as House ...

But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ordeal that his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, endured to become speaker, his relatively swift victory was hardly a unifying moment.

House Speaker Mike Johnson won reelection on the first ballot Friday after the Republican leader wrangled final support from a few reluctant right-wing hardliners. Johnson, who enjoyed the support of ...