The next speaker of the House will face a gauntlet of challenges, starting with the legislative calendar and divisions in the GOP conference itself. The clock is ticking on the extension of government funding that lawmakers approved before McCarthy's ouster, with a new deadline of Nov. 17. A...
Yes, Trump loyalists in Congress are batting around the idea of naming Trump speaker of the House should the party regain control of the chamber in the 2022 midterms.Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was the latest to do so, telling reporters at a Tuesday press conference that he has spoken to...
LONDON, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected on Tuesday to make a fresh attempt to win approval for his Brexit deal after the Speaker of the House of Commons flatly refused to allow it to be debated on Monday. The Conservative government had hoped the deal...
The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown. But on the House side, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid for a new Brexit vote was shot down Monday by the speaker of the House of Commons, the latest blow in the prime minister's uphill trudge to carry out the results of the three-year-old vote that authorized Britain's exit from the European Union...
"it's time to stop punting and bring the debate over warrantless fisa surveillance to the house floor," said jake laperruque of the washington-based center for democracy and technology. earlier on wednesday, at a hearing before the house rules committee, republicans and democrats alik...
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) yells out at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as Jeffries introduces newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) after Johnson was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., ...
House recesses ahead of vote on Israel resolution Johnson declared the House in recess after he completed procedural tasks associated with his new position as speaker. "We'll be back soon," he said. A vote on the resolution denouncing Hamas and supporting Israel is scheduled to begin between ...
Mike Johnson secured the speaker’s gavel without losing any GOP votes Wednesday after weeks of party infighting left the House in chaos. The Louisiana lawmaker has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the...
Mike Johnson secured the speaker’s gavel without losing any GOP votes Wednesday after weeks of party infighting left the House in chaos. The Louisiana lawmaker has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the ...