is currently speaking on the House floor ... speaker vote to begin shortly. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters while heading into the House chamber he expects to be returned to ...

leading to a drawn-out floor fight. In 2023, it took Kevin McCarthy 15 rounds of voting over multiple days to win the speakership. The House will need to hold a second speaker vote if Johnson ...

has evolved into a high-stakes vote for the office of House speaker, among the most powerful elected positions in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris was swearing in the senators. While the ...

House Democratic Rep. John Larson says cause of pausing episode during House floor speech ruled to have been a complex partial seizure.

Even backing from Trump himself, usually a surer bet for Republicans, was no guarantee of Johnson's ability to stay in the speaker's office. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries attempted to ...