A look at Mike Johnson and the troubled history of Republican speakers : NPR
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In 2017, Scalise was shot in the left hip during a practice for the Republican congressional baseball team and was hospitalized in critical condition. His return to the House floor after his recovery was marked with applause and hugs from his colleagues. Duke is the former leader of the Ku Klux Klan, which has been designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as the “oldest and most infamous of American hate groups” for promoting white supremacist values. "This historic ruling for life is a day to celebrate, and after we celebrate this victory, pro-life Americans across the country will continue our work in legislative bodies to encourage a culture that protects life,” he wrote. Scalise represents the first district of Louisiana and serves as the House Majority Republican leader, where he helps organize the legislative agenda and schedule legislative business. WASHINGTON - The House is still paralyzed without a speaker as House Republicans, consumed by infighting and disarray, struggle to coalesce behind a leader after the historic ouster of former speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
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Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon, a McCarthy supporter, said last night they were halfway to locking in votes from the 20 holdouts (McCarthy can only afford to lose four of his members). And by the time the 11th vote closed on Thursday, he'd made a few others, including lowering the threshold to allow just one member to call for a vote to oust him if he does become speaker. Reps. Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma and Michael Cloud of Texas drew applause from many in the room after casting their votes. Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, who had been nominated by the defecting Republicans in previous ballots, also voted for McCarthy. We're not even halfway through the alphabet, and Republican nominees Hern and Jordan have 2 and 4 votes respectively, which is not good news for McCarthy.
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GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik of New York posted on X that Johnson was just voted speaker-designate. As chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, Jordan is also one of few GOP lawmakers spearheading House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Jordan is a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and voted against certifying Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. Jordan served as the Freedom Caucus’ first chair and remains a member today. However, he's now considered to be a close ally of Republican leadership, having backed McCarthy during his pursuit of the speakership back in January. No, as of Monday night, the nation doesn't have a new speaker of the House.
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And given that he has more votes than any Republican seeking the speakership, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Jeffries would agree to cede to a G.O.P. candidate without substantial concessions. The podcasts, spanning 69 episodes, offer an extended window into Mr. Johnson's views and politics, as he co-hosts the program with his wife, a licensed pastoral counselor. In the end, it was Mr. Johnson who was able to bring together both the party’s hard-right and mainstream flanks that had taken turns sinking speaker candidates. But the unity was in part a product of burnout among House Republicans, who in spite of their differences grew eager to put an end to the weekslong spectacle of mass dysfunction and paralysis that many said had left their constituents distraught. Bergman was the second candidate to be eliminated following the second ballot, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, told reporters.
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For example, from 1839 to 1863 there were eleven speakers, only one of whom served for more than one term. James K. Polk is the only speaker of the House who was later elected president of the United States. But because nine Republicans are running for the job, that internal election may take longer than usual. Conference rules mandate that the party nominee must capture a simple majority of votes. If no one captures a majority on the first ballot, the candidate who received the fewest votes will be kicked off the second ballot and lawmakers will vote again. At other times, more junior members may be assigned to preside to give them experience with the rules and procedures of the House.
It's just a formal endorsement, and as they head to the House for an official vote, they're allowed to nominate other candidates. They can also switch their votes if they previously supported Jordan but changed their minds. But the resolution could come up for a vote again, particularly if Republicans are unable to elect a speaker as the government shutdown deadline approaches. It is also not clear whether Democrats would support it, unless they secured commitments that their legislative priorities would be addressed. “I look forward to meeting with Speaker Johnson soon to discuss the path forward to avoid a government shutdown,” Mr. Schumer said in a statement. When Jordan was the nominee earlier, the conference held a similar vote, but it was done by secret ballot so members did not know who was against a Jordan speakership.
Farther along in alphabetical order, several more lawmakers switched their votes for McCarthy, even after he appeared to fall short of the threshold needed. Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana also voted for McCarthy for the first time today. In the biggest shift since the speaker nominations started, a total of 14 Republicans who previously voted against Kevin McCarthy backed the embattled Californian in a 12th vote.
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Boebert and Miller told reporters they would still vote for Jordan on the House floor. For some of the holdouts against Scalise, their main concern is the majority leader's health given he is currently battling blood cancer. Though his doctors have cleared him to run for speaker, some Republican lawmakers have still expressed concern about Scalise’s health.
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Several House Republicans who oppose Rep. Jim Jordan's speakership bid left a closed-door meeting with the Ohio congressman Thursday saying they have not changed their minds. But the California Republican was so sure he would be elected that he reportedly moved his belongings into the speaker’s office. House of Representatives played chicken and failed to elect a speaker once again Wednesday after failing Tuesday, and kept trying on Thursday, one of the more bizarre political stories in memory. The whole process seemed like watching a bunch of well-dressed people beat their heads against the wall.
Bergman, Donalds, Emmer, Hern, Johnson and Scott are the remaining candidates on the ballot today, Stefanik said in a post on X. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said he thinks the House will have a new Republican speaker today and that the party is “very close,” about “six or seven” votes away, from having the 217 votes required. Bergman was voted out in the second round of ballots, Stefanik in a post on X announcing the House GOP has entered its third round of votes. This race is over as soon as any one of these men gets a majority of votes.
The speaker may also designate, with approval of the House, a speaker pro tempore for special purposes, such as designating a representative whose district is near Washington, D.C. The process of electing a new speaker is low-tech and transparent, as the world learned in January during Mr. McCarthy’s once-in-a-century floor fight to win the gavel. The entire House of Representatives gathers in the chamber, and lawmakers cast their votes in alphabetical order, by standing up and yelling out a name. Whoever earns a majority of those present and participating wins the race. The speaker is responsible for ensuring that the House passes legislation supported by the majority party.
In April, Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit by Dominion over reports broadcast by Fox that Dominion machines were susceptible to hacking and had flipped votes from Mr. Trump to Mr. Biden. The election on Wednesday of Mr. Johnson, 51, to the post second in line to the presidency has focused new attention on his behind-the-scenes role in trying to overturn the election results on behalf of former President Donald J. Trump. If Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio was the most prominent public face of the congressional effort to fight the results of the 2020 election, his mentee, the newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, was a silent but pivotal partner. Representative Ken Buck of Colorado said that Mr. Johnson was not involved in postelection efforts to invalidate the results, even though Mr. Johnson was a critical player in those activities.
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