House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach ...

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is predicting that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will remain in the top job for six years ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) watches after a joint session of Congress confirmed the Electoral College votes, affirming ...

Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in ...

Smith led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents. Trump suggested he might seek retribution.