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Democrats cry foul as Republicans try to make it harder for House to oust speaker

This Friday, January 3, 2025, a new Congress will be seated in the United States — and Republicans will have small majorities in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Senate Republicans have already decided who their leader will be: Sen.

Newsweek · 12d

Full List of Republicans Considering Elon Musk for House Speaker

Some Republican lawmakers are suggesting that Elon Musk becomes the new House speaker, replacing Mike Johnson.

ABC News on MSN · 16h

House Republicans unveil new rules, one which makes it harder to oust speaker

House Republican leaders unveiled new rules for the 119th Congress, which includes a provision that will make it harder to oust a speaker but doesn’t remove the threat.

POLITICO on MSN · 20h

House rules would make it harder to oust speaker in next Congress

Republicans will make it harder to remove the speaker in the 119th Congress under a rules package unveiled Wednesday. The proposed rules package would require nine GOP members to back making a motion to vacate to trigger a vote on ousting the speaker.

FOX News on MSN · 1h

House Republicans move to change rules for vacating speakership 1 year after McCarthy's ousting

House Republicans introduced their rules package proposal for the 119th Congress, which included a provision making it harder to oust a speaker of the House.

Mike Johnson, House Speaker

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

The Hurdles and Headaches of the House Speaker Vote, Explained

If Republican Mike Johnson fails to win a swift re-election, certification of President-elect Trump’s victory could be delayed.

HuffPost on MSN · 52m

Mike Johnson's Fate Uncertain As House Speaker Vote Looms

The House will meet Friday at noon and has to select a speaker before it can do anything else — including certify Donald Trump's election victory.

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Maddow Blog | Ahead of speaker’s vote, GOP’s Mike Johnson remains on thin ice

When Donald Trump endorsed the incumbent speaker, he likely hoped that it would effectively end the discussion about Mike Johnson’s fate. It did not.

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What to know about race for speaker of the House

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote for a speaker on Jan. 3 as current Speaker Mike Johnson aims to retain his ...

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The 119th Congress begins tomorrow. Here's what to know for the 2025 session.

The 119th Congress begins Friday with Republicans in full control of the House and Senate for the first time since 2019. Here's what to know.

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US Speaker of the House Doesn't Have To Be a Member of Congress

The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is not required to be a member of Congress. The U.S. Constitution does not ...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to failing to elect a House speaker quickly

On the first day of the new Congress, representatives will vote for the speaker of the House as Mike Johnson fights to keep ...

The Christian Post on MSN2d

Trump endorses Mike Johnson as House speaker: 'Good, hard working, religious man'

President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La , in an effort to rally Republicans around the ...

Newsweek on MSN12d

Will Elon Musk Become House Speaker? Here Are His Chances

Elon Musk has a 3 percent chance of becoming speaker of the House, according to online betting website Polymarket.

Trump gives US House Speaker Johnson 'complete and total endorsement'

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threw his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson, who will stand for ...

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The House of Representatives acts

As a matter of fact, it came just a few hours before midnight. But, last week, the House of Representatives acted…avoiding a federal government shutdown. The last-minute vote wasn’t a total surprise, ...

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Harrison County GOP calls for new leadership in Texas House

The Harrison County Republican Party has unanimously passed a resolution supporting the legislative priority adopted by the ...

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Trump endorses Johnson for speaker re-election; President-elect loses appeal of E Jean Carroll verdict: Live

Donald Trump is demanding that the House of Representatives votes on the debt ceiling extension (or abolition) “NOW” so that ...

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