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The accidental Speaker talks about his eventful first six months, what he told Biden about the border, and why he’s planning to keep the gavel next year.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is teaming up with John Boehner, the conservative nemesis ousted from the Speaker's office for cozying up to Democrats, for an Ohio fundraiser on May 30.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) condemned the tone of a raucous Thursday night House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing saying members need to show decorum. “It's not a good look for Congress,” Johnson told reporters as they asked…

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he was flabbergasted that Speaker Mike Johnson made an appearance at former President Trump’s hush money trial in New York this week, slamming House Republicans who showed up as greedy for power. Schiff was…

Speaker Mike Johnson has two open seats to fill on the House Intelligence Committee. But he’s dragging his feet as he faces conflicting pressures — from conservatives, Donald Trump and current panel membership — over potential replacements.

MAGA lawmakers seem more interested in providing emotional support to defendant Trump than running the country.

Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Trump have built up a close working relationship since the former took the helm of the House of Representatives in October.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has talked tough about defending Donald Trump from politically motivated "lawfare," but pressure is growing from Trump's allies, who are ready to see action.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to honor the law enforcement officers who defended Congress during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, pressing the Speaker to dedicate a spot…

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., accused President Biden of "using his authority to defend himself politically" rather than defend Israel ahead of a House vote.

Democrats saved his speakership, but their continued emergency aid will require his reciprocal respect.

Every Sunday I take the Tube to my office in Leicester Square, exit via the Big Issue seller on Charing Cross Road, dive right into the square, where it’s so jam-packed with people eating take-out I can’t see the queue for Magic Mike or…

In response to Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson claiming border security is a top priority for the House GOP after falling in line with Donald Trump’s demands to tank the bipartisan border deal, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the…

Mike Johnson has been confronted over claims a leading Republican group in Congress wants to "defund the police."

Democrat Jim McGovern hits out at appearance as a ‘stunt’

Despite presiding over one of the smallest and most restive House majorities in history, he has passed a raft of critical legislation.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended his decision to attend former President Trump’s hush money trial in New York earlier this week, calling the case an “atrocity.” In an interview with NBC News, Johnson said he rode in the car with the…

Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern called Johnson's visit to former President Donald Trump's criminal trial "pathetic."

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) sharply criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on the House floor Wednesday after Johnson made an appearance at former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan. “Look at the cover of today’s New…

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended visiting Donald Trump at his New York trial and said he doesn't expect another motion to remove him as speaker.