The House of Representatives has adopted new rules that would make it harder to trigger a vote to oust a speaker. House lawmakers voted 215-209 along party lines to set the chamber's rules for the ...

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The rules package Republicans pushed through on Monday allows a single lawmaker to force a vote on “vacating” the speaker’s chair. By Carl Hulse and Luke Broadwater WASHINGTON — The set of new rules ...

It took 15 votes and a full screenplay's worth of chamber drama, but last week, House Republicans managed to elect a speaker. This week — so far — has moved much more quickly; the House adopted its ...