Trump directs Speaker Johnson to combine border, tax & energy plans into a single bill, reshaping the GOP's 2025 legislative strategy.

Trump doubled down on his endorsement of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday morning, hours before a high-stakes House vote on whether to keep him in power.

The House will vote at noon Friday to select a speaker. Johnson is expected to win nearly all Republican votes, but just a handful of GOP defections could be enough to stop him.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw House Speaker Mike Johnson a political lifeline by endorsing the Louisiana Republican ahead of a House vote to elect a new speaker.

Mike Johnson is fighting for his political life, again. The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker's gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes.

President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his support for Mike Johnson with a post on Truth Social on Friday morning, saying “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support.

President-elect Donald Trump threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a second term in the top House leadership position, hoping to quash opposition as a growing number of ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave his blessing to Mike Johnson in the pending race for House speaker, according to social media.

The win came after a tense stand-off with House Republicans and a phone call from Donald Trump to two members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus.

The House voted Friday to reelect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., after multiple Republicans initially did not cast a vote for him in what became a tight contest spurred by pushback from a small, but influential group of Republicans against the speaker, leading to President-elect Donald Trump getting involved in discussions.

(AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress. Trump said Monday in a post on his social media network that ...