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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.
Top Democrat blasts GOP proposal to allow only Republicans to oust speaker
The new legislation would require nine members of the majority party to co-sponsor a motion to vacate the speaker, up from current rules that only require one.
Republicans look to defang motion to oust House speaker in new rules package
House GOP leadership is angling to diminish the motion used to oust a speaker in order to avoid a repeat of the mutiny against Kevin McCarthy that crippled the lower chamber for some three weeks
House to vote on rule making it harder to oust speaker
The threshold that allowed a single member to trigger a no-confidence vote to remove the speaker will be increased to nine members.
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.
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.
House GOP Unveils Plan To Protect Speaker From Ouster Threat During New Congress
House Republicans will make it more difficult to oust the speaker for the 119th Congress, according to a rules package
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 ...
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Why Mike Johnson's bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump's support
Why Mike Johnson's bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump's support ...
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
Trump creates fresh problems for speaker with debt ceiling demand after siding with Big Tech allies on immigrant visas: Live
Donald Trump has endorsed the current speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, for re-election ahead of ...