WASHINGTON (AP) —House Speaker Mike Johnsonwon the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after amorning endorsementfrom President-electDonald Trumpahead of a full House vote in the new year. While Johnson has no seri...
speaker-designate by his party at the end of 2022 by an overwhelming margin within the House GOP conference. But to secure the gavel, McCarthy needed an absolute majority of House members to vote for him. With 214 Democrats all voting in unison for their new leader, New York Rep. Hakeem...
"Congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson for receiving an unprecedented Vote of Confidence in Congress. Mike will be a Great Speaker, and our Country will be the beneficiary. The People of America have waited four years for Common Sense, Strength, and Leadership. They'll get it now, and Ameri...
House Speaker Vote: John Boehner Wins Reelection after Tough Few Weeks (+Video)Rep. John Boehner won a second term as speaker of the House ofRepresentatives in the first order...By ChadkGail Russell
Before the vote in the House, Johnson said he had not spoken to the president, but said he assumed he would soon. By Kathryn Watson 1:59 PM / October 25, 2023 Johnson wins speaker vote 220-209 Speaker-elect Mike Johnson pumps his fist as the end of voting nears for speaker of the ...
ABC News’ Jay O’Brien and former Republican Congressman John Katko discuss the House of Representatives’ upcoming vote to elect a speaker for the new Congress.
House Of Representatives Politics 11 hours ago 'Get back to work': House Oversight to take on government telework in 1st hearing of new Congress FIRST ON FOX: The House Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing of the new Congress next week focused on prolonged pandemic-era telework for...
Speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson address members of congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Alex Brandon/AP The House is expected to vote on a resolution in support of Israel on Wednesday afternoon, according to a notice from the House Democratic whip. The timing of the ...
Speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson address members of congress at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Alex Brandon/AP The House is expected to vote on a resolution in support of Israel on Wednesday afternoon, according to a notice from the House Democratic whip. The timing of the...
Republicans’ long public nightmare came to an end this past week when Louisiana’s Mike Johnson became the 56th speaker of the House. If you’re like most people who claim to be smart about politics, you immediately pretended to know who he was and then