The 119th Congress arrives on Friday and its first job may very well be a messy one: electing a Speaker within the Home of Representatives.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a ground vote on whether or not he can maintain his gavel and he could have virtually no room for error. Assuming all members are current and voting for a candidate, Johnson can afford to lose just one GOP vote — and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is broadly seen as an immovable “no.” Roughly a dozen different conservative Republicans are undecided.
The election of the Speaker have to be accomplished earlier than the Home can take another actions, together with swearing in its members, adopting a guidelines package deal and, finally, certifying President-elect Trump’s victory on Monday.
On the opposite facet of the Capitol, senators anticipate far much less drama, however may also see new members sworn in.
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