Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives after a grueling series of failed ballots.
“I couldn't care less what Donald Trump thinks about the speaker of the House. What I care about are the members who can vote on him and get it done,” said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). “They should box out the outside influences and lead.” ...
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is elected by the majority party to lead the House. The individual in this office is second in line of presidential succession, following the vice president.
On the eve of the vote, Biggstweeted, "Even after the McCarthy Machine's attempts to whip votes and smear my name for several weeks, McCarthy is still well short of the 218 threshold. Our party still requires new leadership and I will continue to oppose McCarthy for House Speaker." Big...
House takes 15th speaker vote after dramatic confrontation between McCarthy and Gaetz U.S. Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) looks at House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after Gaetz voted "present" in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at ...
Johnson was sworn in as the 56th House speaker soon after winning the vote and delivering a speech to lawmakers in the House chamber. "The challenge before us is great, but the time for action is now and I will not let you down," Johnson said. ...
The House does not kick off the new Congress until a speaker is elected. However, McCarthy can win with less than 218 votes. If enough people skip or vote “present,” this would drop the threshold for a majority. Once-in-a-century fight: This is the first time in 100 years the ...
Party leaders, such as the speaker of the House and the majority and minority leaders, play a central role in the operations of the institution. However, party discipline (i.e., the tendency of all members of a political party to vote in the same way) has not always been strong, owing...
A week ago, one Republican in the Arizona House joined 29 Democrats to bring the repeal measure to a vote, but the effortfailed twiceon 30-30 votes. There appears to be enough support for repeal in the Arizona Senate, but a final vote is unlikely before Ma...
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he won't resign, as another lawmaker calls for him to step down or face an effort to remove him from the top post.