House passes rules package that will raise threshold for motion to vacate speaker — after re-electing Johnson
Under the new rules package, which cleared the lower chamber in a near-party-line vote, 215-209, a motion to vacate the chair will require a minimum of nine members of the speaker’s same party backing the effort in order to receive a vote.
Johnson re-elected as House Speaker in razor-tight margin
Republican Mike Johnson could only lose two votes from his own party in his bid for speaker re-election, and he nearly did.
Johnson Wins House Speaker Vote After Late Talks With Holdouts
Republican Mike Johnson won reelection as House speaker, overcoming resistance from a small but pivotal group of conservative hardliners after a flurry of last-minute talks and with the help of a critical endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump.
Republicans look to defang motion to oust House speaker in new rules package
House GOP leadership is angling to diminish the motion used to oust a speaker in order to avoid a repeat of the mutiny against Kevin McCarthy that crippled the lower chamber for some three weeks
Johnson wins dramatic vote to remain House speaker
Republican Rep. Mike Johnson was elected House speaker as the 119th Congress will began Friday after flipping two GOP opponents. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
House passes rule change making it harder to oust Johnson as speaker
The House passed its rules package for the 119th Congress on Friday, approving a change that makes it more difficult to oust the speaker and reserving that right for the majority party alone. The rules package,
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Judge rejects Trump's motion to dismiss hush money case, sets sentencing for Jan. 10
The judge said the president-elect can appear in person or virtually as he rejected Trump's motion to toss out his New York criminal case.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson's victory came with a warning from hardline Republicans
WASHINGTON – House Republicans gave Mike Johnson the speaker's gavel for another two years on Friday – along with a warning.