Rep. Mike Johnson, a little-known Congressman from Louisiana and lower-ranked member of Republican leadership, was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday. Summary Rep. Mike Johnson, a little-known Congressman from Louisiana and lower-ranked member of Republican leadership, was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday. Johnson’s ascension ends three weeks of Republican infighting kicked off by the shock ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson was Republicans’ fourth nominee for speaker after previous nominees Steve Scalise, the majority leader, Jim Jordan, the …
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In the 21 days since former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster, House Republicans have cycled through two speakers-designate – Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan – to no avail. Can one of the new candidates break the logjam? …
Lawmakers are furiously whipping votes for the hotly contested leadership elections set to define both parties going into the 118th Congress. Summary As both parties come to grips with the midterm election results, lawmakers are furiously …