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 ...

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.

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.

Here is what to know about the process for electing a House Speaker, the math to win the election on the floor, what happens if there is no winner and much, much more.

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.

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 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 ...

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 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.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who shepherded President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" through Congress, said Sunday that the Medicaid work requirements — which could affect his home state of ...