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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 ...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot. But the vote did ...
WASHINGTON – House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel on Friday – along with a warning. Nine GOP lawmakers at first either abstained from voting for Johnson or voted for a ...
The first measure the House considered after Johnson became speaker was a resolution expressing support for Israel after the October 7 attacks led by Hamas. Johnson voted for the resolution. [188] [189] On November 2, 2023, the House passed a Johnson-supported bill to give Israel $14.3 billion in aid. [190]
The clerk then called a second time the names of those who had not replied to the first call, and all six voted for Johnson. [41] Johnson's vote count therefore stood at 216, two short of the required majority. However, after meeting with Johnson off the floor and receiving a phone call by Trump, Norman and Self shifted to supporting Johnson ...
The speaker of the House of Representatives is the House's presiding officer, and the position is explicitly established by the Constitution of the United States. [10] The House elects its speaker at the beginning of a new Congress (i.e. biennially after a general election) or when a speaker dies, resigns, or is removed from the position by a vote held during an active term.
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 ...
PHOTO: Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson greets lawmakers as he re-enters the House chamber after winning the votes to maintain his position as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in ...