for another term in his leadership post are “playing with fire.” Lawler’s comments come after a government shutdown fight that divided some Republicans earlier this month. Johnson had supported a bipartisan deal to keep the government's doors open ...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) warned his Republican colleagues on Sunday about potentially removing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his post when the 119th Congress is sworn in this week. Why it matters: With a slim GOP majority in the House,

Donald Trump has endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson for another term. The Republican congressman “is a good, hard working, religious man,” Trump wrote at the end of a lengthy statement on Truth Social celebrating his “landslide” victory and denigrating his opponent Kamala Harris for picking up endorsements from Beyonce,

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a potential repeat of what his predecessor had to go through two years earlier: A multi-ballot slog to attain the speaker's gavel. Why it matters: Like former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.