First-round balloting is underway at the U.S. Capitol, as the new Congress opened Friday with one major task at hand — the ...
Mike Johnson is elected House speaker during the first ballot, securing the gavel after Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self initially voted for other candidates. The Hill's Drew Petrimoulx and Julia ...
Trump convinced hard-core Freedom Caucus members to back Johnson’s reelection as speaker. But they’ve made it clear he ...
David Super, an expert on congressional procedure who teaches at Georgetown University, said Congress should still be able to perform its duty without a speaker because the House and Senate will be ...
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who has railed for weeks against Johnson, cast his vote for Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn. And Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., voted for Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ...
Congress begins a new session Friday with Republicans now leading both chambers. The House will need to elect a speaker ...
At the end of last year, several House Republicans appeared weary of reelecting Johnson due to their dissatisfaction with a ...
Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and ...
Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and ...