The House of Representatives recorded a 15th vote for speaker that began near midnight, the latest twist in an evening that has seen GOP leader Kevin McCarthy fail by one vote to be elected on his 14th try, and then approve, before rejecting, a motion to adjourn for the weekend. The adj...
"Therefore, the Honorable Mike Johnson of the state of Louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress," McHenry, the interim speaker, announced after reading the final vote tally. By Caitlin Yilek https:...
Republican Kevin McCarthy has finally won the vote to become Speaker of the House.Nathan Howard/Getty Images After days of public humiliation, anda chaotic 14th loss, RepublicanKevin McCarthyhas finally been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on the 15th vote. ...
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...
Four Republican lawmakers voted against a motion to adjourn the House until Thursday. If the House had not adjourned, members would have held another vote for speaker. These are the lawmakers who opposed adjournment: Rep. Andy Biggs Rep. Lauren Boebert ...
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House Republicans continue to hope the New York Republican will resign. But they fear he wants to force his colleagues to proceed with a vote, and cast himself as some sort of martyr in the process. Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans during a meeting this week that he had talked with Sa...
“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.” ...
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Nicole Malliotakis predicted the House would reconvene for a third speaker's vote on Thursday. "The bottom line is that there are 20 people against him. We need to figure out those 20 people, there's movement there, if there's the ability for them to be open to...