House Speaker ... number of members at 434. Since a majority of 434 is 218, that means Johnson needs 218 votes in order to win the Speakership, assuming every member is present and voting for ...

If enough Republicans sit out this vote, the number needed ... wins the election for Speaker The hard-core Republicans are playing a game of chicken with Mike Johnson by not voting when their ...

As the House heads into its first session of the new Congress on Friday, Speaker Mike Johnson — the ... A small number of Republicans could vote “present,” which would lower the majority ...

Nominations Once the House is in a quorum — meaning the minimum number of ... nominees for speaker. Republicans chose Johnson as their nominee for speaker in a closed-door vote in November.

The resolution was approved 412-10, with another six members voting present, out of 435 congressional seats. A number of lawmakers ... passed under a new Speaker. Mike Johnson, the Louisiana ...

Update: Massie said Friday morning that if he and just one more Republican vote ... debt numbers. Massie said his stance against Trump's speaker endorsement is solely aimed at Johnson and not ...

Friday’s Speaker vote is shaping up to ... lawmaker who has announced firm opposition to Johnson thus far, vowing on a number of occasions to vote for a candidate other than the Louisiana ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La ... for forcing a vote to remove the Speaker. In the 118th Congress, it took just one lawmaker to bring such a vote. In the 119th, the number is nine.

Mike Johnson was narrowly reelected as House speaker on Friday ... any one representative could call a vote to remove him from his position. That deal came back to bite him fewer than nine ...

Trump-backed Mike Johnson ... Speaker of the House Edited by Caitlin Wilson, with Anthony Zurcher and Rachel Looker reporting from Capitol Hill If enough Republicans sit out this vote, the number ...