House Republicans braced for the possibility that Friday’s speaker election could go multiple rounds, as incumbent Mike ...

not counting “present” votes. The Constitution specifies that House members choose the speaker, but the speaker does not have to be a current or even a former representative. The G.O.P.’s ...

With 434 lawmakers in attendance, the threshold for Johnson to be elected Speaker of the House was 218. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the sole no vote. This live blog has ended. Read on for a ...

Watch a livestream of the vote for Texas Speaker of the House by clicking the player above. AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) - Members of the 89th Texas legislature will be sworn in Tuesday, and will vote on ...

Congress returned Friday, voting to reelect House speaker Mike Johnson after some Republican holdouts changed their votes.

The House will vote on numerous ballots until a speaker is elected or Johnson decides ... of the Constitution,” Schuman said. Follow live updates on the transition to President-elect Donald ...

Mike Johnson was re-elected speaker of the House on Friday after flipping two GOP opponents following an intervention by ...

WASHINGTON − House Speaker Mike Johnson won back his job for another term on Friday after a nail-biter finish and now has the daunting task of trying to unify a fractured but potentially ...

The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the Legislature.

Trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election — the House will need to elect its speaker. A vote is scheduled for Friday. The speaker’s election happens even before newly elected ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Download our streaming app to your Roku, Amazon Fire or Apple TV device to watch live coverage of the Texas House Speaker discussion and vote at noon Tuesday. In 2009 ...