Speaker Of The House In 2025. The seat of the us house speaker stands empty as the house of representatives continues voting for new speaker at the us capitol in washington, dc, on january 4, 2023. In a dramatic turn of events, lawmakers have elected mike johnson as house speaker on the first ballot.

House speaker mike johnson held on and won the speakership again friday, overcoming opposition from irate republicans who threatened to derail his bid for the gavel. Miller covers congress and is a times fellow , a program for journalists early.