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Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection to the House speakership Friday. He and Democratic leader Hakeem Jefferies called for bipartisanship. Heat suspend Jimmy Butler; will listen to ...

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Republican Mike Johnson won reelection as House speaker, overcoming resistance from a small but pivotal group of conservative hardliners after a flurry of last-minute talks and with the help of a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Republican Mike Johnson has won re-election to the House speakership on dramatic first-round voting. He ...

Speaker of the House of Rep. Mike Johnson. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images After it appeared there were too many Republican defections to win the vote, Rep. Mike Johnson retained his role as House ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vowed Friday to “reduce the size and scope of the federal government” among several other commitments as he fights to keep his gavel this week. “If we don’t ...