The Hitchhiker’s Guide to failing to elect a House speaker quickly
On the first day of the new Congress, representatives will vote for the speaker of the House as Mike Johnson fights to keep ...
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GOP Finally Elects Mike Johnson as Speaker, in Sign of Chaos to Come
There were six additional Republican holdouts who declined to vote the first time around, including Representatives Andy ...
Johnson Re-elected as Speaker After Putting Down G.O.P. Revolt
Mike Johnson persuaded enough holdouts on the right to keep his post, but the vote reflected the steep challenge he faces in ...
US Speaker of the House Doesn't Have To Be a Member of Congress
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is not required to be a member of Congress. The U.S. Constitution does not ...
House passes rules package that will raise threshold for motion to vacate speaker
Under the new rules package, which cleared the lower chamber in a near-party-line vote, 215-209, a motion to vacate the chair ...
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Dem Delegate Throws Tantrum During Speaker of the House Vote Because She Doesn't Like the Rules
Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat representing the Virgin Islands, caused a commotion Friday during the vote ...
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The House of Representatives acts
As a matter of fact, it came just a few hours before midnight. But, last week, the House of Representatives acted…avoiding a federal government shutdown. The last-minute vote wasn’t a total surprise, ...
Trump creates fresh problems for speaker with debt ceiling demand after siding with Big Tech allies on immigrant visas: Live
Donald Trump has endorsed the current speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, for re-election ahead of ...