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LS Secretariat sends notices to 20 rebel TMC MPs over disqualification plea
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs and sought their replies within seven days on petitions…
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Haibat al-Halbousi elected Iraq’s parliament speaker as new legislature convenes
Iraq continues to face challenges as it navigates between the Iranian influence on the country and a push by the US and others to roll…
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Speaker Johnson pledges not to block vote to release government's Epstein files
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said that he would not stand in the way of allowing a vote on a bill to force the Justice Department…
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Arizona attorney general threatens to sue if Speaker Johnson doesn't swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is threatening to sue House Speaker Mike Johnson if he does not swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva…
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Commons open to espionage after China spying charges dropped, says speaker
The Speaker of the Commons has said that the decision to drop the charges against two men accused of spying for China could leave…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson warns Senate against changing cap on state and local taxes
House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging Senate Republicans not to make dramatic modifications to the proposed increase in the federal…
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Trump endorses slate of incumbents after talking midterm strategy with Speaker Johnson
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed five House Republicans for reelection after meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss the party's…
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Speaker Johnson reiterates opposition to proxy voting, disputing Luna's claim of compromise
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday said he remains opposed to reinstituting any form of proxy voting, disputing an account from Rep.…
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Trump breaks with Speaker Johnson on proxy voting
President Trump came out in support of a bipartisan push in the House to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House, going against…
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Speaker Johnson shuts down House to avoid bid to allow proxy voting for new parents
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after he failed to stop renegade Republicans from forcing a…
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Photo shows S.Korea parliament speaker donning memorial pin, not Chinese ruling party symbol
South Korea's parliament speaker became the latest target of baseless pro-communist allegations as President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial wraps…
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Speaker Johnson backs Trump's flexing of executive power, says it's the judges who are out of order
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he "wholeheartedly" agrees with remarks from Trump administration officials, including Vice…
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Speaker Johnson says tax cuts will be offset with spending cuts
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Republicans will find spending cuts to offset President Trump's push for tax cuts, which a…
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Dustin Burrows's election as Texas house speaker sparks MAGA anger
Some supporters of Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement reacted with fury on Tuesday after Texas Republican Dustin…
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Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, says parliament speaker who will run in it
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of Poland's parliament said Wednesday that the country's presidential election will be held on May 18, with…
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GOP Finally Elects Mike Johnson as Speaker, in Sign of Chaos to Come
House Speaker Mike Johnson ultimately retained his gavel Friday afternoon. The Louisiana Republican was able to convince Representatives…
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Messy Speaker Vote Shows How Much Danger Mike Johnson Is in
Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, recently named by law enforcement as the suspects in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion…
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Struggling Mike Johnson Barely Unites His Own Party in Speaker Vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost the first floor vote Friday to retain the gavel. When the vote was unofficially called, a handful…
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Struggling Mike Johnson Barely Unites His Own Party in Speaker Vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson nearly lost the first floor vote Friday to retain the gavel. When the vote was unofficially called, a handful…
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Mike Johnson Is in for a Long, Ugly House Speaker Vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson has a slim shot at keeping his gavel Friday, as dozens of Republicans reportedly remain uncommitted to…
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Mike Johnson's odds of being House speaker as Republicans stay divided
House Speaker Mike Johnson's betting odds of clinching the speakership again are just shy of 75 percent on prediction market website…
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Liberian speaker denies links to parliament fire
The speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has denied being involved in a huge fire at the West African nation's legislature.…
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Embattled Liberian speaker questioned by police over parliament fire
The embattled speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has been questioned by the police after a huge fire at the West African…
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Column: California produced a female House speaker and vice president. So why are women losing ground?
When California lawmakers convened in Sacramento for a special session this month, they marked a milestone. For the first time ever, women…