The House of Representatives has adopted new rules that would make it harder to trigger a vote to oust a speaker. House lawmakers voted along party lines to set the chamber's rules for the 119th Congress. 

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Speaker Mike Johnson pushed through a new House rules package that included last-minute changes that tweaked when certain bills can be voted on, and made it harder for lawmakers to boot a sitting speaker of the House.

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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a rules package on Friday that will make it far more difficult to remove a speaker, among other provisions.

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House passes rules package that will raise threshold for motion to vacate speaker — after re-electing Johnson

The House passed its rules package for the 119th Congress on Friday, approving a change that makes it more difficult to oust the speaker and reserving that right for the majority party alone.  The rules package, which passed in a 215-209 vote, requires nine members of the majority party to co-sponsor a motion to vacate the speaker from the top leadership position, up from current rules that only require one. The change offers some breathing room…

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A rules package that will make it harder to remove the House speaker was passed in the chamber along party lines on Jan. 3.
The 215–209 vote happened hours after Republicans handed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) the gavel, entrusting him with steering the party’s historically narrow majority.
Under the rules of the previous Congress, a single member of either party could force a vote on a motion to vacate the speaker. The new policy not only incre…

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House Votes to Protect Speaker in Approving New Rules

A former senator thinks House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is headed for a coming storm. Johnson held open the first vote as long as he could Friday for the speaker's chair so he could work out deals to get Republicans to support him after they initially refused to vote for him.Former Sen. Claire McCaskill called this the "calm before the storm." ALSO READ: Top Trump ally pumps brakes on 'Day One' MAGA policy plan"We got here because the Republic…

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'Calm before the storm': Ex-senator expects 'big thunderclouds' ahead for Mike Johnson

U.S. Representatives of the 119th Congress are sworn in during the first day of session in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) retained his Speakership in the face of opposition within his own party as the 119th Congress holds its first session... The post House Passes New Rules Making It More Difficult To Oust A Speaker appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyTruthRe…

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House Passes New Rules Making It More Difficult To Oust A Speaker

Speaker Mike Johnson with the gavel On Friday, Mike Johnson won the speakership on the first ballot after Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self switched their votes following a break. Johnson almost failed on the first ballot after Reps. Massie, Self and Norman voted for other Congressmen. After a brief break, Johnson convinced Rep. Self and Norman to switch their votes. The 119th Congress changed the rules to make it harder to oust a speaker. It wi…

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JUST IN: House Changes Rules, Makes It Harder to Oust Johnson From Speakership

Maryland's new congressional delegation was sworn in Friday, with Vice President Kamala Harris officiating incoming senator Angela Alsobrooks' swearing-in.

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