Mike Johnson re-elected as House speaker after a new promise to work with Musk’s ‘DOGE’
Mike Johnson was able to keep his spot atop the US House Friday while seeming to offer minimal binding concessions to hard-right Republicans who had threatened his path to re-election.
Live updates: Mike Johnson wins Speakership on first ballot after 2 ‘no’ votes flip
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) succeeded in keeping his gavel for the 119th Congress, winning in the House’s Speakership vote ...
Elon Musk Tells Republicans to Back Johnson for Speaker
Billionaire Elon Musk, a top advisor to Trump, is posting support on X for Mike Johnson as House speaker. During the first ...
FACT CHECK: No, Trump Did Not Make A Truth Social Post Claiming He’s ‘The Guy In Charge’
An image shared on Threads purports to show a TRUTH Social post from President-elect Donald Trump claiming “I’m the guy in ...
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House speaker vote live updates: Mike Johnson seeks to win over Republican skeptics in his bid for re-election
Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...
Mike Johnson faces a critical House vote for speaker. Here’s how the election process works
Johnson may still struggle to get the gavel back, as even Trump’s endorsement may not convince all Republicans to support him ...
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Elon Musk Would Like to Control German Politics Too
Technocrat billionaire Elon Musk finally owned up Wednesday to restricting his critics’ X accounts. But the self-described ...
U.S. soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say
The highly decorated U.S. army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, ...
Will Mike Johnson Get Reelected As Speaker? Johnson Faces Right-Wing Pushback—Despite Trump And Musk’s Endorsements
The House is set to vote Friday on whether to re-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as speaker—and while President-elect Donald ...
As Musk gains influence, questions hover over US probes into his empire
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
First disagreement between Musk and Donald Trump? President-elect backs Speaker Mike Johnson but Elon has second thoughts
The support of Tesla CEO Elon Musk for House Speaker Mike Johnson actually took a pretty sudden turn just shortly after US ...
Trump's New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago: Did Musk show up? Who else attended?
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump hosted his annual New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday — a party ...