Republican Representative Mike Johnson fell short of securing the speakership in the first round of voting, facing defections from within his party. The House of Representatives is currently engaged in a vote to re-elect Johnson, with the outcome remaining uncertain. This development presents a challenge for the Republican Party and raises concerns about their ability to pass legislation effectively.
Mike Johnson appears to not have the votes to win the speakership after the first round of ballots. Three Republicans defected from Johnson and instead voted for Reps. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Byron Donalds, R-Fla. The House convened around noon and has begun voting on whether to re-elect Mike Johnson as the speaker. Johnson was only able to lose one Republican vote.in the House, Republicans may face some tough battles to pass legislation.
Any dissent from within the caucus could doom a vote, while Democrats will be needed to pass most legislation in the Senate.Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., said in an interview on CNN that failing to elect a speaker on the first ballot is a setback for the Republican Party. 'It is absolutely setting us back. It's time to move. It's time to vote and put Mike Johnson as speaker of the House,' Strong said.Gov. Mike DeWine will appoint a replacement once Vance resigns his Senate seat — something that must happen before Vance and President-elect Donald Trump take office Jan. 20. What’s not yet clear is if Husted would accept an appointment, which would run through a special election in 2026 to fill the remaining two years of Vance’s term. But some GOP insiders believe the job is Husted’s if he wants it.Stacey Plaskett, a nonvoting Democratic delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands, stood after the first roll-call vote to ask why delegates from the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia were not asked to vote for speaker. Plaskett said that the delegates represent'collectively 4 million Americans' and added,'This body and this nation has a territory and a colonies problem,' after the parliamentarian told her that delegates-elect were not eligible to vote for speaker. 'What should have been temporary has now effectively become permanent. We must do something about this,' Plaskett said before the parliamentarian ceased to recognize her with time to speak.
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