Mike Johnson, has emerged as a significant figure in American politics, serving as the 56th Speaker of the United States ...

The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives announced new measures Friday targeting Democrats who fled the state to ...

While no Speaker has ever become President via succession, James K. Polk was elected President of the United States in 1845 and is the only former Speaker of the House to do so.

“After the speaker is elected, the member with the longest continuous service administers the oath to the speaker,” according to the U.S. House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website.

5 Fast Facts about the speaker of the House A stalemate over electing a speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has made history. Here are five verified facts about the speaker of the House.

Members of the 118th Congress cannot be sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives without a speaker. They also cannot vote or introduce legislation.

According to the Revised Statutes of the United States, at the first session of Congress, the body must first swear in a speaker who then administers the oath of office to all members present ...

“After the speaker is elected, the member with the longest continuous service administers the oath to the speaker,” according to the U.S. House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website.

A stalemate over electing a speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has made history. Here are five verified facts about the speaker of the House.

“After the speaker is elected, the member with the longest continuous service administers the oath to the speaker,” according to the U.S. House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website.