Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead
With two Republican lawmakers standing between Mike Johnson and the speaker’s gavel, President-elect Donald Trump picked up ...
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Biden awards the Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor to military heroes and first responders
President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to military recipients who displayed heroism and self-sacrifice in combat ...
Speaker Johnson prevails in a nail-biter: Five takeaways
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday defied his most conservative critics to retain his gavel in the next Congress, ...
LIVE: Mike Johnson reelected House speaker, winning over GOP critics
In past years, Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump and even a senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky, have received votes for House speaker. None received the majority of the vote. And generally, ...
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in close vote
Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...
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 ...
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How the Virginia delegation voted for U.S. House speaker
Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP ...
Five controversies to remember from Biden’s presidency
Joe Biden and his aides remain adamant he is running through the political tape before Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 ...
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Speaker Johnson will oversee narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years
Speaker Mike Johnson faces a major challenge in the new Congress: the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. In a ...
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Unlike McConnell, John Thune Will Be Trump’s Willing Accomplice
Despite all the drama over warring House Republicans, Trump’s radical legislative agenda will mostly be shaped by Thune’s ...
Donald Trump fumes over flag flying at half-staff to honor Jimmy Carter during inauguration
"Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it," Trump said of the US flag flying at half-staff during his ...
Mike Johnson wins reelection as House speaker in dramatic vote to open new Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.