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.
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...
U.S. House to Vote Tuesday on Motion to Vacate Speaker McCarthy, Lawmaker Says More Reuters FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listens to a question as he talks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives passed a...
Johnson huddles with lawmakers on the House floor with vote open The speaker huddled with a number of Republicans as the vote wrapped and the chamber waited for the tally to be officially called, including the three men who voted against him — Self, Massie and Norman. ...
VOTE FOR SPEAKER ; House of Delegates to Convene Special SessionFor only the second time in West Virginia history, the House ofDelegates will convene in special...Kabler, Phil
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 18: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Republican nominee for speaker of the House, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, are seen on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol after a second ballot vote in which Jordan failed to receive enough votes to win the position...
vote for McCarthy in January but against Jordan in October (26 or so members voted for both McCarthy and Jordan; the HFC does not publicize its membership list). Unusual among Republicans in his ideological vicinity, Buckopposed promoting an election denier to the speakership, as Jordan vo...
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. ...
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...
Are House Republicans finally willing to approve $60bn for Ukraine? After a months-long internecine stand-off, Speaker Mike Johnson thinks he can get military aid approved April 18 2024 US foreign policy US House moves closer to vote over aid for Ukraine and Israel ...