Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House. Now what?
The House faces a daunting to-do list after three weeks without a speaker.
Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. Melissa graduated from the University of Florida in 2012 with a degree in journalism and is now based in Washington, D.C. She began her journalism career working as a general assignment reporter for the Alexandria Times in Alexandria, Virginia, where she covered an array of issues impacting the local community, including local politics, crime and education. Before joining CBS News in 2019, Melissa covered the Supreme Court, the White House and business for the Washington Examiner. She has appeared on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.
The House faces a daunting to-do list after three weeks without a speaker.
Rep. Mike Johnson is the fourth speaker nominee since McCarthy's removal and the second in a single day. He said that his intention is to go the House floor Wednesday for a noon speaker vote.
The chaos that engulfed the House Republican conference after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was stripped of the gavel earlier this month ended Oct. 25.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump submitted several motions to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan seeking to dismiss the federal case involving the 2020 presidential election.
Three lawyers advising Trump or his campaign have now pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case, which may feel "rather ominous" for Trump, says CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson.
Eight Republicans are vying to be the conference's nominee for House speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan was forced to end his candidacy.
The justice will decide whether the Biden administration illegally worked to suppress speech by conservatives on platforms like Facebook, YouTube and X.
Attorney Kenneth Chesebro's guilty plea follows former Trump-aligned lawyer Sidney Powell's guilty plea this week.
All total, 22 Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan on the second ballot.
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed in his second attempt to become speaker of the House, again falling short of the 217 votes needed to be elected.
Jordan could only afford to lose four Republicans in his bid for speakership.
Rep. Jim Jordan lost 20 Republicans to win just 200 votes, falling shy of the 217 needed to become speaker of the House.
The roll call vote for House speaker revealed the GOP votes against Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican nominee. Here are the Republicans who opposed Jordan in the first ballot.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett said it would be a "good idea" for the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct.
The special counsel argued that former President Donald Trump has an "established practice" of targeting those who challenge him.