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the person who officially controls the meetings and discussions in the US House of Representatives. The political party that has the most Representatives is allowed to suggest someone for the Speaker's position, and then all the members of the House vote on this choice. ...
In an attempt to avoid some of the chaos that plagued the Republican majority in the last Congress, Republicans raised the threshold to force a vote on ousting the House speaker to nine GOP members. The previous threshold was one member. Leadership unveiled a new package Friday that added, "...
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
Washington— Rep.Mike Johnson, a little-known Republican lawmaker from Louisiana, is now second in line for the presidency afterwinning a vote to become the next speaker of the House, more than three weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy's ouster left the chamber without a leader. ...
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says the chamber will vote next week on authorizing its impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., weighs in on Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker as his Freedom Caucus problem returns on "The Ingraham Angle." Republicans will meet on Tuesday and vote on their official candidate for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives as conser...
Additionally, the bill gets rid of the death, gift and payroll taxes, and it would replace the current tax code with a national consumption tax. The vote on the bill was made as part of the deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and members of the House Freedom Caucus an...
The Speaker is a member who is acceptable to all shades of opinion inthe House.In carrying out his or her duties the Speaker is required tobe impartial;he or she cannot debate or,as a general rule,vote on ameasure,and it it his or her duty to see that all points of views havea fai...
As the highest-ranking member of the House, the Speaker is elected by a vote of the members of the House. While it is not required, the Speaker usually belongs to the majoritypolitical party. The Constitution does not require that the Speaker be an elected member of Congress. However, no...