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 ...

Johnson may still struggle to get the gavel back, as even Trump’s endorsement may not convince all Republicans to support him ...

If all 434 vote, it takes 218 to win. There’s no rule that the speaker ... days to win the speakership. The House will need to hold a second speaker vote if Johnson fails to win in the first ...

The U.S. House will vote for House Speaker to begin the 119th Congress on Friday and Rep. Mike Johnson has no margin for error if he is going to retain the gavel.

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

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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