What to know about race for speaker of the House

The House will soon vote on the Speaker of the House who will lead the chamber for the next two years under the next Republican administration. The last race for the top House position was plagued by infighting within the Republican Party, which has not been able to easily find consensus on a candidate for […]

Colts’ Anthony Richardson had to ‘crawl around the house’ with injury

Anthony Richardson told reporters Wednesday that he is dealing with back problems that could become “chronic” after being forced to crawl around the house recently. However, the Colts quarterback didn't seem too worried about that, saying there are “a lot of ways to prevent that” going forward. Richardson, 22, missed Week 17's game against the […]

The Speaker’s Lobby: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to electing a House Speaker

The Constitution states that the 119th Congress begins at noon on Friday. And the first job in the House of Commons is to elect the constitutional officer of the government's legislative branch, the Speaker of the House. Only the House of Representatives votes for the Speaker. And, I repeat, the House cannot do anything until […]

House Rules Package Raises Threshold to Remove Speaker

As some conservatives consider removing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), proposed House rules announced Wednesday would raise the bar for removing a speaker. The proposed House rules would raise the bar for filing a motion to resign, the parliamentary procedure for removing the Speaker of the House. The new standard requires a member of the […]

Massie: Johnson will cost GOP its House majority in 2026 if Speaker

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is unworthy of a second term in leadership and would cost the Republican House majority if re-elected. Ta. “Johnson is not the right person for this job,'' Massey said. I wrote it in a post on Tuesday. On social platform “I challenge them to explain […]

House Republican says he’s still not a firm yes on Johnson for Speaker

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) said he is likely to support House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) in this week's leadership vote, but he is not yet a firm supporter. Mr. McCormick appeared on NewsNation's “The Hill” on Monday and was asked whether he would vote for Mr. Johnson on Friday. “Perhaps so,” he answered. “We have […]

Trump endorses Mike Johnson for House speaker

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House on Monday, following a fight over government funding that divided the Republican Party and jeopardized his leadership bid earlier this month. Mr. Trump, 78, clashed with Mr. Johnson over the chairman's decision not to suspend the debt ceiling, but remained committed to backing the […]