But during an extended delay in which the House clerk held open the vote — and during which Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer conceded that he expected a second ballot — GOP leadership scrambled to ...

The Republican Party has demonstrated significant unity by successfully voting on the Speaker of the House, electing Rep.

Meanwhile, on the other side of Capitol Hill, the Senate is set to swear in its 100 senators without much fanfare or drama.

Hard-line conservative members blocked his bid. The incumbent needs the support of almost all Republicans to win the gavel again.

Johnson did not acquiesce to the sort of demands made of Kevin McCarthy, who gave conservatives outsize sway to win the speaker's gavel in 2021.