Johnson expected to fail on first vote to reclaim speakership
Mike Johnson is expected to come up short in his bid to remain speaker on the first ballot. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) voted against him in the alphabetical roll call vote. The vote is ongoing.
Thune: The filibuster survives under my watch
Soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader John Thune will kick off his tenure atop the chamber by committing, again, to preserving the legislative filibuster, according to excerpts of his prepared remarks obtained by POLITICO. “One of my priorities as leader will be
Centrists warn Johnson not to cut deals with conservatives to get the speakership
House centrists are warning Speaker Mike Johnson to not cut side deals with conservatives to win the gavel. The verbal red flag comes as Johnson is heading toward a showdown over keeping his speakership, with a vote set to begin
Johnson commits to working with Musk, Ramaswamy on spending cuts ahead of speakership vote
Speaker Mike Johnson committed to a number of new steps aimed at reining in the size and scope of the federal government as he seeks to round up the votes to retain his gavel. In a post on the social
Some of Johnson’s detractors think he’ll still win
Some potential Republican holdouts are signaling they’re preparing for Mike Johnson to win the speaker’s gavel Friday, in a positive shift for Johnson as his speakership hangs in the balance. Some of the Louisianan's detractors have privately said that they