Hastert re-elected, but days as House speaker are overLeslie BaldacciLori Rackl
The rules of the 118th Congress state that "in the case of a vacancy in the office of speaker, the next member" named on a list submitted by McCarthy to the clerk of the House in January will become speaker pro tempore until a speaker is elected. A House reading clerk announced immedi...
, a member of the Armed Services Committee, was elected as thenew speaker of the House on Wednesday.In a letter to his GOP colleagues earlier this week, Johnson laid out a plan for the lowerchamber to continue moving forward on appropriations bills and aiming to pass the final versionof ...
The House will vote at noon on Tuesday to determine if Kevin McCarthy will be the next speaker -- though it's possible the vote will spark more questions than answers
As Republicans squabble over who will be the next speaker, there are essentially no members in the U.S. House of Representatives — only members-elect.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is confident she has the votes to be elected speaker of the House, she said at a press conference Thursday, in advance of Democratic leadership elections that will be held later this month. Pelosi is currently unchallenged for the post of speaker of the ...
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who had been one of the notable holdouts, initially encouraging a primary to strengthen the eventual nominee, said she was lending her “enthusiastic support” to Harris’ effort to lead the party. Harris, if elected, would be the first woman and...
The renewed push to expel Santos presents a leadership test for the newly elected speaker as he navigates competing opinions within his conference. As Republicans weigh how to vote, some argue it is imperative to expel the congressman given the findings of the ethics investigation, but others h...
added: "There is no daylight between us when it comes to us standing with our friend, our ally, the state of Israel." Lead Art: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) receives a standing ovation from House Republicans as he gives a speech shortly after being elected Speaker in the House ...
This might have passed both chambers — at least, it could have before Trump came out against it — but if Johnson moves forward with it now, there’s a good chance he won’t be reelected speaker on Jan. 3. Conservative anger is too high, with at least one Republican already sayin...