It will take some complex math for McCarthy to actually be elected speaker of the House
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Cheryl Lynn Johnson has served on the House of Representatives since 2019 will assume the GOP majority speaker role if the GOP can't agree to support Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
It’s possible House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., may never clasp the gavel and become Speaker of the House on January 3. Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
By the same token, Cheryl Johnson may never be House Speaker. But she will certainly be the most powerful figure in the House of Representatives at least for a while on January 3 — and perhaps a little longer — if McCarthy struggles to sew up the votes.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tapped Johnson to become clerk of the House in late 2018. Johnson formally assumed the role in early 2019. But Republicans won control of the House last month. They’ll be in charge in January. That means Johnson — a Democratic appointee — will be out of a job soon. Republicans will select their own Clerk of the House.
Democrats are torn on how to vote for Trump's budget bill amid a looming government shutdown if an agreement is not made.
Senate Democrats are divided on how they will vote on a bill to avert a government shutdown.
Senate Democrats are divided on how they will vote on a bill to avert a government shutdown.
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