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Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker despite dissent
By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan, Katharine Jackson and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Trump-backed Republican Mike Johnson re-elected speaker of US House
The Trump loyalist vowed to enact "drastic" government cuts, pushing Republican holdouts to back him in a razor-thin election.
Speaker Mike Johnson faces critical US House vote
Mike Johnson faces a tight vote today to remain speaker of the US House of Representatives. Republicans won control of both houses of Congress as well as the presidency in last year’s election, but remain divided: Johnson is unpopular with GOP hardliners for his willingness to cooperate with Democrats,
Iowa's 4 US House members vote to reelect Mike Johnson as speaker. Here's what they said:
Johnson won the vote for speaker 218-215, holding onto the job he was first elected to in October 2023 after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted.
Dan Meuser says DOGE could ‘satsify’ Mike Johnson’s critics on spending
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) said he would vote for “the lead candidate,” Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), for speaker of the House. The Republican Party has a scant one-vote majority in the House of Representatives’ speaker election.
Mike Johnson re-elected as House speaker after a new promise to work with Musk’s ‘DOGE’
Mike Johnson was able to keep his spot atop the US House Friday while seeming to offer minimal binding concessions to hard-right Republicans who had threatened his path to re-election.
Biden awards Medal of Honor to 7 US Army soldiers in White House ceremony
President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest military award for valor – to seven US Army soldiers in ...
With Speaker Drama and Family Photos, New Congress Gets Off to a Wobbly Start
There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson ...
Rep. Virginia Foxx of NC falls at marble stairs outside US House chamber; ‘Everything seems to be okay’
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (D-NC) is recovering after a fall at the marble staircase outside the U.S. House chamber. On Friday, ...
What one picture tells us about Trump's power in Congress
Friday's vote underscores the challenges for Trump in keeping House Republicans united to legislate his agenda.
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Live Updates: Johnson wins the battle for House speaker as holdouts relent
Mike Johnson persuaded a pair of GOP skeptics to change votes, keeping the gavel in an era of Republican control in Washington.
Who represents you? Here are the demographics of the new US Congress
Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...
Northern New York Assemblyman Billy Jones declines US House bid amid potential open seat in NY-21
Northern New York Assemblyman Billy Jones declines US House bid amid potential open seat in NY-21 The vice president-elect ...
House Republicans Pledge Drilling and Make It Easier to Shed Federal Land
Moments after his election as House Speaker on Friday, Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, wasted no time in highlighting ...
Congress is more religious — and more Christian — than the US public, new survey finds
The number of Christian lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate has been decreasing over the past decade, ...
In divided US House, top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries aims to keep some grip on power
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries could be poised to wield more power than a minority leader typically enjoys in the U.S. House of ...