“Thank you to the voters for voting for me, even though I would vote for Kathy Bates any day,” Sawai said, referencing her competitor who was nominated for “Matlock.” “Thank you to our ...

Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY., who was nominated by his fellow Democrats. Before winning the vote, it appeared Johnson was going to fail to secure the required votes in the first round. A second round wasn’t ...

Nancy Mace (R-SC), according to Fox News. The incoming president said it would be “disrespectful” to voters to have the speaker vote go into a second or third ballot, adding that it would also ...

during the first round of votes Friday, after successfully avoiding the lengthy speaker vote process former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., endured ahead of the 118th Congress in early 2023.

"It is all a reflection of the great presidential election of 2024 where we won all seven swing states, the popular vote and everything else there is to win." "We will all be working together with ...

Once the vote is officially closed, the House has to either immediately start voting on a speaker again or go into a recess, due to how the chamber operates without a leader. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R ...

Here’s how each lawmaker voted. Rep. Ralph Norman, a Republican who switched his vote to Johnson after initially opposing him, said the president-elect’s argument was simple: “Mike’s the ...

President-elect Trump gave a public boost to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hours before House lawmakers vote to determine whether he will keep the gavel to start the next Congress and amid ...

A vote is scheduled for Friday. The speaker’s election happens even before newly elected representatives are sworn in, and must be resolved before anything else can be addressed. Around noon ...

Mr. Johnson was in good spirits after the vote and said he is looking forward ... “We’re going to go do a big workshop [Saturday] with all the members and map out the strategy.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday expressed confidence about his chances ahead of the House’s Speaker vote on Friday. “We’re going to get this done,” Johnson said in an interview on ...

Voting for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game is underway and the first returns from fan voting are set to be revealed. From Dec. 19 to Jan. 20, fans can vote daily for the players they want to see start ...