Republican leader Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker-elect for the House of Representatives during the 15th vote. Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., summed up the speaker’s election on the House floor just before midnight Friday night. "I rise to say, ‘Wow,’" proclaimed Phillips, extracting gales ...
In this article the author reflects on Speaker of the House John Boehner's crying speeches in front of every camera thrust in front of him. According to him, Boehner is shedding so many tears in ...
The House of Representatives elects its speaker Tuesday, and winning will require 218 votes, if all members are present and voting. Republicans will have a 246-vote majority tomorrow, so if all the GOP members vote, they can afford to lose around 25-26. Current Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohi...
After voice voting on the motion to introduce the bill, the opposition challenged the vote and asked the Speaker for a head count. Federal budget sails by NA The National Assembly accepted multiple Demands of Grants and rejected cut motions through voice voting during the budget session on Thursd...
A tense moment on the House of Representatives floor resulted in a Republican member physically lunging at another who then had to be restrained from further escalation. The scuffle happened between Reps-elect Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., after the 14th House sp...
Floridians Head To The Polls On State's Primary Election Day 00:15 Close-up Of Sign Outside Polling Place In San Francisco, California 00:11 Young Black Man with I voted Sticker 00:13 Vote For Speaker Of The House Stretches Into Fourth Day ...
ALodestone political surveysuggested that 60% of respondents said they would vote if they could do so online, and this rose to around 80% among those aged 18-35. As recently as this year, the speaker of the House of Commons called for asecure online voting system by 2020. ...
balloting,vote,voting,ballot- a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton Universi...
A Washington memorial service brought President Joe Biden and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi together on Wednesday. They spoke for the first time since the president dropped out of his reelection race for the White House, a choice he made in July after the former House speaker had publicly and pr...
"Nothing less is at stake than our democracy," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. Under Schumer's plan, the House would put together the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and insert them into a bicameral bill related to allowing the National Aeronautic...