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Politics The House is set to vote on a new speaker. Here’s what to know. GOP lawmakers are expected to rally their votes behind Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the next speaker despite reluctance ...
Washington — GOP Rep. Jim Jordan's office said the third round of voting for House speaker will take place Friday morning at 10 a.m., and two hours earlier, at 8 a.m., Jordan will be holding a ...
The House has started its second speaker vote. Jordan is expected to lose this vote, but this ballot will be a major tell as to whether Jordan’s bid for speaker can survive.
In the second House speaker vote, Jordan lost 22 Republicans, compared to 20 in the first vote. Four Republicans flipped against Jordan, and two flipped in favor of him. 2:01 PM ...
The Speaker of the House vote came up short for Rep. Jim Jordan in his third attempt Friday. Here's how every U.S. Representative voted Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...
House Republican leaders are choosing to recess the chamber because of a critical problem: Too many Republicans are set to vote for former speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., wrote on X after the successful vote. Johnson was elected to serve as speaker again by a vote of 218-215-1, with Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. , the only ...
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is surrounded by staff, security and journalists as he walks to the House Chamber ahead of the vote on Oct. 3, 2023. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images ...
The House will vote on numerous ballots until a speaker is elected or Johnson decides to delay the vote to Saturday so he can continue negotiating with the holdouts through Friday evening. Then ...
Newly elected and returning House members gather in the Capitol at noon. First they have to elect a speaker, which requires a majority of those who vote for a particular person—abstaining or ...
Rep. Mike Johnson, who served as the House GOP conference vice chairman, was elected House speaker in a fourth round vote on Wednesday after several weeks of GOP infighting. There were 220 votes ...
Former President Donald Trump, who backed McCarthy for speaker of the House and was reportedly on the phone with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) during the 14th vote, also offered his ...