James Michael Johnson is the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, having been re-elected to the position at the dawn of the 119th Congress in January 2025. Originally elected to Congress in 2016, Johnson, a deeply conservative constitutional lawyer, emerged from relative obscurity in late 2023 to secure the speakership after the historic and chaotic ousting of Kevin McCarthy. As Speaker during the second Trump administration, Johnson faces the excruciating task of managing a razor-thin, highly fractured Republican majority. He must constantly balance the demands of the populist, "America First" wing of his conference against the pragmatic realities of funding the government and passing the President's aggressive legislative agenda. His tenure has been defined by high-stakes negotiations, narrow survival of multiple motions to vacate his chair, and his unwavering, faith-based approach to governance.