Leadership vote in Congress poses a test of unity for Trump's Republicans
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans face a first test of unity in Congress on Friday when they decide whether to keep Mike Johnson in the powerful role of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Mike Johnson faces leadership test with House speaker vote on Friday: What to know
Current Speaker Mike Johnson faces a leadership challenge on Friday as the new Congress convenes and votes on a new House speaker. Here's what to know.
Trump wishes Johnson ‘good luck’ in speaker vote
President-elect Donald Trump wished House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) “good luck” in Friday’s vote for him to retain his leadership of the chamber. “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support,” Trump wrote on social media.
US House begins leadership vote in a test of unity for Trump's Republicans
By Bo Erickson, Richard Cowan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voting was under way on Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives to determine whether Mike Johnson would retain the chamber's top job as speaker in a first test of unity for President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans in Congress.
Trump Congratulates Mike Johnson For Winning House Speaker Vote
The House voted Friday to reelect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., after multiple Republicans initially did not cast a vote for him in what became a tight contest spurred by pushback from a small, but influential group of Republicans against the speaker, leading to President-elect Donald Trump getting involved in discussions.
House Speaker vote puts GOP unity to the test
The first order of business for the House this year is to elect a speaker but divisions within the GOP are already causing drama for the current speaker, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson.
Trump's Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker despite dissent
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected to the chamber's top job on Friday by a razor-thin margin that highlighted potential fissures among President-elect Donald Trump's Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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.
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Conservatives Circulate Memo Detailing Failures Under Johnson’s Leadership
Ahead of the House speaker vote, conservatives circulated a memo detailing what it cast as failures of the 118th Congress.
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