
The Hill - 7 hours 36 min ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) ribbed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday over the Democrats' landslide midterm victory, saying the GOP leader was right in predicting the polls were wrong just not in the way Johnson intended. Johnson, heading into Tuesday's midterms, said repeatedly that the polls forecasting large Democratic gains were simply...

NPR - 8 hours 36 min ago
After Tuesday's bruising defeat for Republicans, House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as minority leader come January.

UPI - 9 hours 36 min ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson told his staff he won't seek to stay on as Republican leader in the House.

Huffington Post - 10 hours 21 min ago
Republican lawmakers are preparing for life in the political wilderness.

The Hill - 10 hours 23 min ago
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) will run for minority leader, setting up what will likely be a contentious contest against House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for the position. A source familiar with Scalise's plans shared them with The Hill, swiftly following news that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told staff on Wednesday morning...

New York Times - 10 hours 24 min ago
Speaker Mike Johnson's decision paves the way for new Republican leadership in the House.

The Hill - 10 hours 29 min ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday he thinks Republicans will take back the House in two years despite a Democratic blowout in this year's midterms. "This Democrat House majority will be led by the most radical and extreme leftists in American history. However, Republicans will never stop fighting to defend the Constitution and protect...

The Hill - 10 hours 35 min ago
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday he will run for minority leader, formally entering the race to lead House Republicans in the next Congress after they suffered a major blow in the midterms. He will likely face a contentious fight against current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)...

NBC News - 10 hours 51 min ago
A day after Democrats won the House majority, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told his staff in a phone call that he will not run for minority leader, according to four sources on the call. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports on the GOP's path forward.

Newser - 10 hours 56 min ago
Mike Johnson is hanging up the gavel in the wake of the blue wave that swept the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The House speaker told staff on a private call Wednesday that he will give up his role as GOP leader following Tuesday's midterm losses, reports Politico , citing multiple...

The Guardian - 11 hours 14 min ago
Reported move from the Republican speaker of the House comes in light of the party's disastrous midterms defeat US midterms 2026 live latest updates Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results? Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House, has said he is not planning to pursue the role of minority leader once his party loses its majority in the chamber, according to multiple reports. Coming in light of Republicans' disastrous midterm defeat, Johnson's decision...

The Hill - 11 hours 30 min ago
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on a staff call Wednesday that he will not run for minority leader, according to two GOP staffers, heading off what will likely be a bitter fight over the party's future in the next Congress as Republicans reel from a seismic election defeat. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and...

NBC News - 11 hours 36 min ago
A day after Democrats won the House majority, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told his staff in a phone call this morning he will not not stay on as Republican leader in the new Congress, according to four sources on the call.

NY Post - 11 hours 36 min ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson told his staff Wednesday that he will not vie to be minority leader in the next session of Congress after Republicans suffered a generational midterm wipeout, a source told The Post.

Fox News - 12 hours 21 min ago
Prominent House Republicans Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are likely heading for a brutal battle over who will be Trump's top defender as minority leader.

Fox News - 12 hours 40 min ago
Mike Johnson revealed on an all-staff call he will not lead House Republicans in the next Congress as Jim Jordan mounts a minority leader bid.

Fox News - 13 hours 24 min ago
Jim Jordan is calling GOP colleagues about leading House Republicans as minority leader, potentially setting up a clash with Speaker Mike Johnson.

Huffington Post - 14 hours 55 min ago
The speaker won reelection to the House but lost his gavel and observers have thoughts.

Fox News - 19 hours 29 min ago
Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking a fifth term representing Louisiana's 4th Congressional District in the House of Representatives.

The Hill - 20 hours 32 min ago
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told supporters in Louisiana on Tuesday that the GOP "faced some real odds" in the midterm elections but that the fight was far from over. "We knew that to keep the House and sustain our majority, we would have to defy more than a century of midterm history, OK?" Johnson said....

ABC News - 22 hours 27 min ago
House Speaker Mike Johnson made remarks after ABC News projected Democrats will win enough seats to take control of the House.