House passes rule change making it harder to oust Johnson as speaker
The House passed its rules package for the 119th Congress on Friday, approving a change that makes it more difficult to oust ...
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After 2 GOP holdouts switch votes, Speaker Mike Johnson retains gavel
As Republicans hold just a four-seat advantage in the House, a new Congress began on Friday with Speaker Johnson retaining his post.
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Sheehy and Downing sworn into Congress
U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy and U.S. Rep. Troy Downing, both Republicans, took their oaths of office Friday in their respective ...
House passes rules package that will raise threshold for motion to vacate speaker
Under the new rules package, which cleared the lower chamber in a near-party-line vote, 215-209, a motion to vacate the chair ...
Maxine Dexter, newly sworn in as member of Congress, aims to improve air quality, access to health care
A progressive who backs easing access to abortions, enacting gun control and moving toward a single-payer health care system, ...
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New Jersey’s three new House members on their goals for 2025
The 119th Congress has begun – and for two New Jersey politicians, that means the beginning of a congressional career that ...
When is the presidential inauguration? Timing, theme and what else to know
President-elect Donald Trump will begin his second term in the White House this month, becoming the 47th president of the United States.
Review into possible campaign funds violation against Rep. Ogles to continue, according to Congressional ethics committee
The OCE reports that if Ogles’ campaign committee accepted the personal loans and contributions that exceeded campaign contribution limits, then Ogles may have violated federal law, House rules and ...
Mike Johnson wins dramatic speaker vote, is sworn in to lead House. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...
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Johnson secures speakership with a new plan to slash spending
Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson won re-election as speaker of the House after laying out fresh plans for identifying ...
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Here are the tech bills the 118th Congress passed right before the new session
Legislation that would require the Office of Management and Budget to tap a Federal Government Service Delivery Lead to ...
Biden awards the 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of the Jan. 6 committee and 18 others
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the second highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who ...