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He’s pushing for an “aggressive schedule.”Johnson said following his victory that the House will move swiftly on several legislation, alluding to the GOP infighting that paralyzed the House. In the first vote under his speakership, House lawmakerspassed a resolutionin support of Israel with ...
Johnson, a little-known lawmaker who is now second in line for the presidency, attracted the support of all 220 Republican members in attendance, surpassing the 215-vote total that was required to win. All 209 Democrats voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the party's House leader. "The people...
House Speaker Designate Mike Johnson (R-La.) is greeted by other House members during a vote to elect a Speaker of the House, Oct. 25, 2023. | Francis Chung/POLITICO MAGA MIKE’S LOOMING GAVEL WOES —House Republicans’ three-week-long nightmare is over. But for new SpeakerMIKE JOHNSON...
Stupefied by defeat, Republicans moved to adjourn the House until midday Monday. A roll call vote began, requiring a simple majority to put the House out of session. Then McCarthy marched up the aisle to confront one of the lawmakers standing between him and the speakership: Rep. Matt Gaetz...
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise arrives for a House Republican party conference after Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position of Speaker by a House vote of 216-210, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Oct. 3, 2023.Jonath...
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise arrives for a House Republican party conference after Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position of Speaker by a House vote of 216-210, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Oct. 3, 2023. ...
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. was an American politician who served as a Democratic representative from Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–87) and as speaker of the House (1977–86). He was a tireless advocate for social causes, and he f
Oct 26, 2023, 3:37 AM CST House motion-to-vacate rules remain unchanged after Johnson elected speaker The motion-to-vacate rules of the House of Representatives haven't changed since Rep. Mike Johnson became speaker, meaning he's still at risk of having...
WATCH LIVE on C-SPANhttps://t.co/ilQQvA1GLA#118thCongresspic.twitter.com/e7JzJwDOaN — CSPAN (@cspan)January 7, 2023 McCarthy shouted to his colleagues, “Take your seats and do it one more time!” The vote started and the drama ended quickly. Biggs, near the front of the alphabeti...