House Speaker
26 Oct
The US House of Representatives has a new speaker after Republicans elected religious conservative Mike Johnson to the post, vacant since hardliners voted out Kevin McCarthy on October 3.
25 Oct
Emmer is the third Republican nominee to quit the race for Speaker since the party ousted former speaker Kevin McCarthy three weeks ago.
13 Oct 2023
Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party's nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function.