House Speaker Mike Johnson stares down a difficult battle to retain the gavel on Friday, even despite an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump.
Republican Mike Johnson has won re-election to House speakership on first-round voting. He pushed past GOP holdout and got a boost from President-elect Donald Trump.
Lawmakers have begun filing dozens of bills for the upcoming long session, a budget session, which begins on Jan. 8. This includes the eight lawmakers representing Johnson County.