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The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.
In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin. Johnson, a Louisiana ...
The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House, and is simultaneously the body's presiding officer, the de facto leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. [1] Speakers also perform various administrative and procedural functions, all in addition to representing their own congressional ...
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. gavels in the first session of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber to vote for a new Speaker of the House, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan ...
All eyes were on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Friday as the House is set to vote on whether he will keep the gavel in the 119th Congress. What has historically been a routine vote might have been ...
A speaker election is generally held at least every two years; the House has elected a Speaker 129 times since the office was created in 1789. [2] Traditionally, each political party's caucus/conference selects a candidate for speaker from among its senior leaders prior to the vote, and the majority party's nominee is elected.
The 119th Congress arrives on Friday and its first task could be a messy one: electing a Speaker in the House of Representatives. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a floor vote on whether he can ...
The 119th Congress will begin on Friday, ushering in a new era of Republican control in Washington that will start with a high-stakes leadership fight to pick the next House speaker.