Tag: Speaker
Speaker turns on famous Big Ben light to mark wartime anniversary
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe Ayrton Light can be seen at the top of the Elizabeth TowerHouse of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has [...]
Johnson’s Budget Win Reflects a Speaker Dependent on Trump to Govern
The Louisiana Republican has made himself subservient to President Trump, whose help he needs to manage his fractious, unpredictable and tiny majority [...]
Johnson Joins the Trump Entourage, Shrinking the Role of House Speaker
In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana Republican is diminishing [...]
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle makes guest appearance in Emmerdale
House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will appear in ITV soap Emmerdale later ordering a brew in the bistro.The Chorley MP's cameo appearance see [...]
‘Dress smartly’, Speaker Edwin Poots tells MLAs
Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots said MLAs had a "very loose interpretation of smart"Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Northern Ireland As [...]
Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration
President-elect Donald J. Trump had complained that flags were scheduled to fly at half-staff — a symbol of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter [...]
Johnson’s Reward as Speaker: An Impossible Job Delivering for Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will be in th [...]
With Speaker Drama and Family Photos, New Congress Gets Off to a Wobbly Start
There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.
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What to Know About the Process of Voting for House Speaker
The speaker’s election happens even before newly elected representatives are sworn in, and must be resolved before anything else can be addressed.
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These Are the Possible GOP Holdouts in the House Speaker Vote
Only one Republican representative has confirmed that he will oppose Mike Johnson’s return as House speaker, but a few other conservatives have remain [...]
Will Matt Gaetz Participate in the House Speaker Vote?
The Florida Republican, who resigned his House seat during his short-lived bid for attorney general, has publicly flirted with the idea of showing up [...]
Johnson Grasps for Support to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote
The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing lawmakers and his slim majori [...]
Trump Endorses Mike Johnson to Continue as House Speaker
The question of whether the president-elect would back the speaker for another term has hung over Republicans, especially after recent tensions over a [...]
Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Will Ban Transgender Women From Capitol Bathrooms
The G.O.P. speaker sided with hard-right members of his conference who called for blocking Representative-elect Sarah McBride, the first transgender m [...]
Commons Speaker rebukes Rachel Reeves for Budget comments in US
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has reprimanded Chancellor Rachel Reeves for giving interviews to reporters in the US about her upcoming Budget.Parl [...]