Is John Boehner's re-election as House speaker in jeopardy? The chief objection to Boehner's continued speakership appeared to be his handling of the lame-duck session of Congress. Some members who objected to his handling of the $1.1 trillion spending bill that squeaked through Congress durin...
What is the first step in the election process? Is the Speaker of the House always Republican? What is a two-house legislature called? Does House Speaker have the ability to control the House calendar? How is representation in the Senate determined?
But the election process wasn't without its controversies, nor its drama. "McCarthy endured a grueling weeklong fight to get here, aspeaker's electionlike no other since the eve of the Civil War." the Associated Press wrote. "A coalition of20 holdoutsrefused to support his speakership unl...
The final agreement, signed by President Biden on June 3, suspends the debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025, after the next presidential election. Without a deal, the economic consequences could have been catastrophic. Required director of national intelligence to declassify information relating to the or...
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt is concerned that the process of electing a new Speaker of the House could take a while because of the current divisions in Congress. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives made history when Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was voted out of his positio...
Trump takes credit for Johnson win in speaker election Former President Donald Trump took credit Wednesday for Speaker Mike Johnson's ascension to his new post atop the House of Representatives. "So, at this time yesterday, nobody was thinking o...
Republican Presidential Debate and the Election of the Speaker of the HouseBerkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksKevin F. Sims
President Joe Biden spoke with newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson to congratulate him on his win, the White House said. “This afternoon, President Biden called Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to congratulate him on his election, and expressed that he looks forward to working together to find...
Whilenearly a dozen Republicansvoted against tabling the motion to vacate, the vast majority were outraged Wednesday night that Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene went through with a move that was going to fail and show party disunity ahead of the election. ...
A multi-round speaker's election threatened to derail the first day of the new Congress, but Johnson's victory allows the GOP majority to move on to other matters, including the counting of the Electoral College votes on Monday, Jan. 6. ...