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U.S. House Speaker Johnson tries to patch things up between Trump and Congress

June 25, 2026 admin

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson met President Donald Trump on Thursday (June 25, 2026) in hopes of defusing a standoff with Congress ‌over a stalled package of national voting restrictions that the president views as his top legislative priority. A day after a contentious closed-door meeting between Mr. Trump and Senate Republicans, hardline…

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Trump-Backed Republican Mike Johnson Elected Speaker Of US House

January 3, 2025 admin

Washington: Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, ending a bitter standoff that threatened to see the 2025 session opening in chaos. Johnson had angered backbenchers by working with Democrats to pass legislation, and his victory was secured…

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Mike Johnson | The man with the gavel

October 28, 2023 admin

Illustration for The Hindu | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi This week, the U.S. House of Representatives finally succeeded in electing a Speaker, after more than three weeks of a leadership crisis in the chamber, the deleterious outcome of which was the stalling of important bills relating to federal government finances and congressional funding and support…

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Republican Mike Johnson Elected New US House Speaker

October 25, 2023 admin

The 56th Speaker of House of Representatives, Johnson, a lawyer by profession, is a 4-term Congressman. Washington: Republican Congressman from Louisiana Mike Johnson has been elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, bringing an end to three weeks of uncertainty in US politics. The position of Speaker of the House of Representatives is…

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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House Speaker with broad GOP support

October 25, 2023 admin

Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House Speaker on October 25, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Mr. Johnson, 51, of Louisiana, swept through on the first ballot with support from all Republicans anxious to put the…

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Republicans Drop Jim Jordan’s US House Speaker Bid After 3rd Failed Vote

October 20, 2023 admin

Republicans then voted to revoke Jordan’s nomination in a closed-door meeting. Washington: Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan’s quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ended on Friday as his fellow Republicans revoked their support following a third, failed vote on the House floor, lawmakers said. The secret-ballot vote means the chamber will…

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Republicans Nominate Hardliner Jim Jordan To Lead US House: Party

October 13, 2023 admin

Republicans nominated conservative hardliner Jim Jordan as their candidate for speaker of the US House. Washington: Republicans nominated conservative hardliner Jim Jordan as their candidate for speaker of the US House of Representatives, the party leadership announced Friday, as the lower chamber of Congress remained paralyzed for a 10th day. The 59-year-old chairman of the…

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U.S. House speaker nominee Steve Scalise drops out of race, deepening crisis

October 13, 2023 admin

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, talks to reporters as he announces he is ending his campaign to be the next House speaker after a Republican meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on October 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Representative Steve Scalise, who Republicans nominated to be the next speaker of the House of…

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Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as U.S. House speaker

October 6, 2023 admin

Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, House Judiciary Committee chairman and long-time Donald Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. “Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District,” Mr. Trump wrote on his…

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Joe Biden Urges New Speaker Elected Quickly To Face “Urgent Challenges”

October 3, 2023 admin

Kevin McCarthy Ousted: Joe Biden said that House must elect a new speaker to face new challenges. Washington: President Joe Biden wants the US House of Representatives to swiftly choose a new speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy was axed by his own party, the White House said Tuesday. “Because the urgent challenges facing our nation…

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