Trump reclaims influence of GOP as Republicans fall in line behind Johnson
The House speaker vote was a litmus test of President-elect Trump's ability to unify a fractious Republican Party.
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Jeffries claims ‘no election deniers’ among Dems despite 2016 ‘illegitimate’ remarks when Trump won
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who previously claimed that the 2016 presidential election was "illegitimate," told lawmakers that there are "no election deniers" in the Democratic Party.
Mike Johnson re-elected speaker: Here were the top three moments of the dramatic vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., narrowly held onto the gavel in a nail-biter vote on Friday afternoon.
House votes for rules to make ousting a speaker more difficult
The House of Representatives voted along party lines to adopt a new set of rules for the 119th Congress.
Vice President-elect Vance underwent minor surgery after Senate swearing in
Vice President-elect JD Vance undergoes 'minor' surgery Friday afternoon.
‘Let’s see what happens’: Trump picks for deputy Mideast envoy, Estonia ambassador, State Dept. spokesperson
Trump picked former State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus to serve as deputy Mideast envoy and Roman Pipko to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia Friday afternoon.
Democrats have mixed reaction to Johnson’s speaker victory: ‘Hell has frozen over’
Democratic lawmakers reacted to Rep. Mike Johnson being re-elected as speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress Friday.