Mike Johnson

The conservative Louisiana lawmaker won with 220 votes in the lower chamber of Congress. Mr Johnson is the fourth Republican nominated for the position since ...

Indeed, he was the Republican's fourth choice to replace Kevin McCarthy, following Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan and Tom Emmer. His nomination and election happened ...

He won 220 to 209 in the House vote on Wednesday with unanimous support among Republicans, who enjoy a slim majority in the chamber. A member of Congress since ...

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WASHINGTON — Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but Republicans ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the ...

Here are some key facts about Representative Mike Johnson, the Republican lawmaker from Louisiana's Fourth District who was elected Wednesday as the new ...

Mike Johnson's anonymity in Washington was a driving force in his election as speaker, making him perhaps the only Republican to escape the House's ...

Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA)Taiwan's foreign ministry on Thursday extended congratulations to American Congressman Mike Johnson on his election hours earlier as ...

Rightwing Louisiana congressman and Trump ally is now one of the most powerful people in Washington.

Representative Mike Johnson comes from Louisiana oil country and has said he does not believe burning fossil fuels is changing the climate.

After weeks of uncertainty, House Republicans elected Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, a conservative Christian who opposes abortion rights and same-sex ...

Just a minute, don't tell me,” said an Irish government adviser as he searched the name online. “I'm curious how blood-red his state might be.”

Gaetz, a far-right House Republican who viewed Speaker Kevin McCarthy as too willing to compromise with Democrats, started a process three weeks ago to unseat ...

The newly-elected speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, had a leading role in trying to overturn the 2020 election.

Michael Kruse is a senior staff writer at POLITICO and POLITICO Magazine. Mike who? Some three chaotic weeks after the shocking ouster of Kevin McCarthy, the ...

Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past ...

Before a short time in elected office, new House Speaker Mike Johnson was a constitutional lawyer deeply involved in religious causes.

After weeks of jockeying in Congress, Republicans voted in the Bible-quoting Louisiana Southern Baptist. Jack Jenkins – Religion News Service. October 26, 2023 ...

The Louisiana Republican's ascension puts an ally of one of the country's most influential anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion groups third in line for the ...

The Louisiana Republican played a pivotal role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But his elevation to the top post in the House does not give him ...

The new House speaker, an evangelical Christian, has a staunchly conservative record on gay rights, abortion, gun safety and more.

Speaker Mike Johnson once cut a conservative path as an unassuming Louisiana state lawmaker who authored proposals with a religious bent.

Israel's war with Hamas after the Hamas attack is causing a devastating humanitarian toll in Gaza. Much less importantly, the war also raises questions in ...

New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer gives a deeper lens into Johnson, a conservative who refused to certify the 2020 election results. Blitzer also talks the ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a media availability at the U.S. Capitol. Mike Johnson is fairly ideologically representative of the Republican House ...

Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House Speaker, has suggested that homosexuality would lead people to marry their pets and to the legalization of prostitution.

Jill and I congratulate Speaker Johnson on his election. As I said when this process began, whoever the Speaker is, I will seek to work with them in good ...

The White House has begun envisioning life with a new speaker — and the path to keeping the government's lights on.

Finally, Republican Mike Johnson secured the vote for speakership Wednesday night. Rep. Mike Flood and Rep. Adrian Smith both gave their congratulations to the ...

Johnson's status as a relatively unknown figure outside Capitol Hill meant he had few enemies to derail his campaign.

Johnson's wildly bigoted remarks about homosexuality over the years, and the fact that he supported criminalizing gay sex between consenting adults. CNN's KFile ...

The speaker has skated to reelection three times in a one-party state — which isn't the best preparation for defending 221 seats spread across nearly every ...

Liberty University congratulates Louisiana Congressman and Helms School of Government professor Mike Johnson, who was elected the 56th Speaker of the House ...

It was back to business on Capitol Hill as new House Speaker Mike Johnson spent his first full day meeting with the Australian prime minister and President ...

The surprise winner of the race for speaker of the House had one important ally in his come-from-nowhere bid: Donald Trump. By Anna Canizales and Michael ...

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson had a "productive meeting" with President Joe Biden on Thursday, Johnson told reporters afterward.