Home – CBSNews.comThe new Congress kicked off in dramatic fashion on the House floor after Republican Mike Johnson won a full term as House Speaker after a razor-thin win. Two votes flipped in his favor after they spoke with President-elect Donald Trump. Now Johnson will oversee the tightest House margin of control in nearly a century, which is already putting the Trump agenda to the test.
The new Congress kicked off in dramatic fashion on the House floor after Republican Mike Johnson won a full term as House Speaker after a razor-thin win. Two votes flipped in his favor after they spoke with President-elect Donald Trump. Now Johnson will oversee the tightest House margin of control in nearly a century, which is already putting the Trump agenda to the test.