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Walk outs, fury and an apology in parliament last night at a debate that was meant to be focused on a ceasefire in Gaza. A decision from the Speaker of the House leaves his political role hanging in the balance.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday declared the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as House speaker a sign of the strength of the “MAGA movement” in the GOP and the waning power of the “swamp.” After a three-week leadership void in the House, the GOP conference chose Mr. Johnson as their speaker nominee; he […]

What lies ahead for newly-elected house speaker Mike Johnson, and what does his leadership mean for Congress and the nation? We’re joined by Kash Patel, a former federal prosecutor, who describes Mr. Johnson as someone who’ll be critical of the DC establishment and create a “different speakership” in Washington.

The House finally elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to be their 56th speaker, more than three weeks after former Speaker McCarthy (R-Calif) was ousted. He won the speakership with a unanimous vote from his fellow Republicans 220-209. Mr. Johnson, 51, was nominated by the Republican conference with 128 votes in closed-door balloting after three rounds […]

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives, clearing the way for the chamber to reopen after 22 days of enforced idleness since the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). He became the 56th speaker of the chamber on Oct. 25, winning 220 votes—including unanimous support from the Republican […]

The House is expected to vote on Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the new speaker on Oct. 25.

There was a unique blend of 25 Republicans that voted no to Congressman Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House. A portion of the represented districts were won by President Biden in 2020, but certain members of the House Appropriations Committee raised concerns regarding Jordan’s assertive approach to budget reductions. NTD spoke with Jeffrey Tucker, […]

President Donald Trump isn’t planning on getting further involved in the race among Republicans to become the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s nearly been three weeks since eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), joined with House Democrats to boot Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the speaker’s office. Since then, […]

A one-time lawyer for former President Donald Trump is pleading guilty to a criminal charge in Georgia. Jenna Ellis is the fourth co-defendant to take a guilty plea deal. Google has temporarily disabled users’ ability to see live traffic conditions in Israel on Google Maps and on the Waze navigation app. It comes as the […]

House Republicans revoked the nomination of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for speaker of the House in a vote of no-confidence taken on Oct. 20, shortly after he continued to lose ground on a third ballot on the House floor. The 112 to 86 vote came amid intense frustration among House members over the events of […]

The House is expected to vote in Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as the new speaker at 10 a.m. ET on Oct. 20.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will try on Oct. 20 for the third time to become House speaker. However, it appears the necessary votes are still not there. The House Judiciary chair lost 20 Republican votes in the first ballot on Tuesday and 22 in the second ballot on Wednesday. A plan to empower Rep. Patrick […]

Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) on Thursday said he and his family had received death threats after he opted not to vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for the second time this week. Mr. Ferguson, whose district includes most of Atlanta’s southern suburbs and portions of Columbus, voted for Mr. Jordan in the first speaker vote […]

House Speaker candidate Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) holds a press conference at 8 a.m. ET on Oct. 20 at Capitol Hill.

The House of Representatives looks set to have to continue without a speaker. Can Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) overcome resistance against his speakership from holdouts within the GOP, and if so, how? What are the chances that a coalition might form around a Democratic candidate for speaker, like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)? Will the lack […]

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) on Wednesday said she received “credible death threats” and a “barrage of threatening calls” after reversing her support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during the second House speaker ballot held that day. The lawmaker was among four House Republicans who switched their support for the speaker position after initially voting for […]

The House is expected to vote in Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as the new speaker at 11:00 a.m. ET on Oct. 18.