American Values

Speaker Squeaker

The first session of the 119^th Congress begins today. New senators were sworn in, and Republicans, under Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), officially took over the chamber.

With the Senate leadership already decided, all eyes were on the House of Representatives, where Mike Johnson (R-LA) was fighting to remain speaker. He had Donald Trump’s endorsement, but Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ralph Norman (R-SC), and Keith Self (R-TX) did not vote for Johnson during the roll call vote.