Politics May 08 WATCH: House quickly rejects Rep. Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press
Politics May 07 Rep. Greene and Speaker Johnson meet for a 2nd day as possible vote on his ouster simmers Johnson insisted Tuesday he's not negotiating with far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as they prepared to meet again at the Capitol and she weighed whether to proceed with a vote on the motion to vacate him from office. By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Apr 08 Watch 9:07 Leigh Ann Caldwell and Stephen Fowler on Ukraine aid, House leadership and the 2024 race Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post and Stephen Fowler of NPR join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Congress' packed agenda, the House speaker's attempts to hold together a fragile majority and the presidential candidates try… By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman
Politics Nov 18 Speaker Johnson faces ‘pressure cooker’ in the House, running into same issues as McCarthy As Speaker Mike Johnson tries to rebuild the GOP's slim majority in the House, he’s fast running into the same hard-right factions and divisions that his predecessor was unable to tame. That's disrupting the party's agenda, shelving priorities and raising… By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Oct 27 Evangelical conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat Religious conservatives cheered Johnson's election as speaker this week; he brought his Bible to the rostrum before taking the oath of office and said God is the one that raises up political leaders. By Peter Smith, Associated Press
Oct 26 The new U.S. House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about 2024 By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Republican congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana spearheaded a legal brief in support of an unsuccessful lawsuit trying to overturn President Donald Trump's loss. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 10:55 Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson and what can he accomplish? By Lisa Desjardins, Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz The House of Representatives has a new speaker after 22 days of leaderless, gridlocked chaos following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won all 220 Republican votes cast on the House floor Wednesday. After emerging from the… Continue watching
Oct 25 Mike Johnson elected House speaker on first ballot with support from all Republicans By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected House speaker. Republicans eagerly voted to give Johnson the gavel on Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Both relieved and exultant, Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Continue reading
Oct 24 Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after GOP nomination By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Emmer, the GOP Whip, reversed course after Donald Trump objected to his nomination and hardliners in the House denied the party leader the votes he would need. Continue reading