218 votes are still needed. That means that Johnson can only lose a single vote, with Massie already committed to opposing him. There’s no rule stating that the speaker be a member of the House, ...

The threshold that allowed a single member to trigger a no-confidence vote to remove the speaker will be increased to nine members of the majority party in the 119th Congress. The House is ...

if there is no speaker, the House cannot carry out the process. But Thomas Wickham, a former House parliamentarian, told The Washington Post that while a House vote is traditionally required to ...

If all 434 vote, it takes 218 to win. Members can vote for anyone they want There’s no rule that the ... win the speakership. The House will need to hold a second speaker vote if Johnson fails ...

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

Trump called Johnson’s reelection an “unprecedented vote of confidence ... the House floor. While it has been the tradition for the speaker to be a member of the House, it is not required.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

There could be a floor fight with multiple rounds of voting Johnson’s allies are projecting confidence ... the speakership. The House will need to hold a second speaker vote if Johnson fails ...

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