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 ...

The House of Representatives chose Rep. Mike Johnson to serve as speaker on Wednesday following the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the role over three weeks ago. Johnson, R-La., was ...

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.

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. ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is already finding himself in roughly the same position Kevin McCarthy was in. Congress must pass a funding bill by the end of this week, or else the government will shut down.

Mike Johnson is trying to avoid the mistakes of ... Louisiana Republican is looking to sidestep the kinds of side deals with conservative Republicans that ultimately cost Kevin McCarthy his own ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

New House Speaker Mike Johnson just relied on Democratic votes to fund the government. ... WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy’s 269-day tenure as House speaker was spoiled by his frequent reliance on ...

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.