Three speakers at once, yet House Republicans lack one with real power. Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan and Patrick McHenry all hold part of the same title, demonstrating how dysfunctional the House ...

Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) failed to gather enough GOP support to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, so here’s what’s next in the speakership battle.

House Republicans have nominated Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise as House speaker, but he still doesn't have enough votes to be elected. Scalise won an internal GOP election against House ...

The speaker is selected by the full House membership, though the majority party’s voting power ensures that the role is occupied by one of their own. From legislation to accounting.

12:30 Report: House Speaker battle in full swing by Elizabeth Crisp - 10/11/23 12:30 PM ET. ... The House meets, possibly to take up a vote on the next House Speaker. Watch here.

But he still had to win a majority on the House floor, where chaos reigned the last time Republicans tried to elect a speaker, and it was clear that Mr. Scalise did not yet have enough votes.. Mr ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 25, 2025.

However, the full House votes for speaker. A successful candidate needs an outright majority of all House members voting for someone by name on the floor. So that figure is 217 if all 433 House ...

Nine Republicans have announced plans to run for Speaker of the House but so far they all seem to face the same problems as the last contenders--no clear path to winning a majority on the House floor.

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He will face a full House vote in the new year. The speaker is the majority political party leader in the House and is responsible for controlling the order of business on the House floor.

But he will need majority support of the full House, 218 votes, to actually take hold of the gavel on Jan. 3, when the new Congress convenes and conducts the election for its speaker.