Mike Johnson has won the first round of voting for Speaker after two holdouts flipped to back him.
Read MoreJohnson Wins Speakership After Two Holdouts Flip
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Johnson Appears to Come Up Short in First Round, but Voting Stalls
Mike Johnson appears to have come up short in his bid to remain Speaker of the House, with several Republicans voting for other candidates and no one securing a majority.
Read MoreReport: 118th Congress Passed Fewest Laws in 36 Years
When measured by the number of bills passed and signed into law, the current 118th session of Congress was the least productive in modern history, passing fewer laws than any other session since the 1980s.
As Axios reports, the data on the number of bills passed was compiled by the public affairs firm Quorum, which determined that less than 150 bills were passed in the two years spanning from 2023 to 2025. By comparison, the previous Congress – the 117th Congress, from 2021 to 2023 – passed 350 bills. Every Congress since 1989 has passed an average of 380 bills into law.
Read MoreTrump Backs Mike Johnson to Remain Speaker amid Conservative Dissent
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson to remain in his post as some conservatives express frustration with his leadership during key budget fights.
Read MoreHouse Speaker Announces DOGE Leaders Musk and Ramaswamy to Visit Capitol Hill Next Week
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced that Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, who will lead President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), will meet with Congress on Capitol Hill next week.
Trump tapped the pair for the roles earlier this month, after promising on the campaign trail to create a taskforce that would rein in government spending and corruption. The department is expected to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”Â
Read MoreHouse Ethics Committee Will Not Release Matt Gaetz Report, Democrat Threatens to Call House Vote
The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday voted against publicly releasing its report on allegations that former Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor.
Read MoreHouse Ethics Committee Will Meet Wednesday to Discuss Results of Matt Gaetz Probe: Report
Members of the House Ethics Committee will meet on Wednesday to discuss its investigation into allegations that former Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, a source told NBC News on Monday.
The committee was expected to discuss the report last Friday, but postponed the discussion after Gaetz resigned from Congress last week after being nominated for attorney general. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gaetz for the position last Wednesday.Â
Read MoreJohnson to ‘Strongly Request’ House Ethics Panel Not Release Gaetz Report
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday indicated he would ask that the House Ethics Committee not release its findings on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., whom President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to serve as attorney general.
Read MoreRepublicans Maintain House Control to Secure GOP Trifecta
Republicans are projected to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives, securing unified control of the federal government for the first two years of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
House Republicans, under Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s leadership, will win at least 218 seats necessary for control of the chamber, Decision Desk HQ first projected Monday evening. CBS News projected GOP control of the House Wednesday, with Republicans netting at least 218 seats and Democrats holding 211. Six races have yet to be called, according to CBS News.
Read MoreRepublicans Nominate Mike Johnson for House Speaker
House Republicans voted on Wednesday to nominate House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to lead the lower chamber once more.
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