Mike Johnson as speaker of the House, South Carolinians saw a few of their own sworn into ... and praise – a stark contrast ...

Republicans expressed happiness and relief to have elected Speaker Johnson so quickly on Friday, avoiding the lengthy process to elect Speaker McCarthy in the last Congress.

Kevin McCarthy credited President-elect Donald Trump with House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) victory on Friday, calling the incoming president the great “unifier” for Republicans.

The same wing of the GOP that ousted Kevin McCarthy is skeptical of Johnson ... Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas — initially voted against ...