Assuming he is elected the next Speaker of the House of Representatives next January, John Boehner will, according to the Constitution, be two heartbeats from the Presidency.
If I were offered a wager on who will be the next speaker of the House, I'd take the field over both Pelosi and Paul Ryan (well, assuming I got odds).
On the other hand, James A. Amann, a Democrat from Milford who is expected to be the next speaker of the House, said that Mrs. Rell, a former state lawmaker, has many supporters in both parties and that voters are weary of contentiousness.
abruptly withdrew his candidacy to be the next speaker of the House, he received an email from a conservative activist threatening to expose an alleged affair with a colleague.
A13 NEW YORK/REGION B1-6 Next Council Speaker Will Be a Trailblazer Councilwoman Christine C. Quinn, set to be elected today as the next speaker of the New York City Council, confronts Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with a strong-willed opponent with firm convictions, but also one who is welcomed by the administration as a straightforward adversary.
Representative John A. Boehner, the Ohio Republican set to become the next speaker of the House, reiterated a pledge after the elections to reduce the size of government, create jobs and change the way Congress does business.
Everyone has seen the news stories about how Representative Paul Ryan, the likely next Speaker of the House, is a budget wonk.
Rep. Paul D. Ryan appeared to have locked up the votes Wednesday to become the next speaker of the House after a key conservative faction gave its support, even though he failed to win the kind of sweeping unanimity he had been seeking from the fractious Republican majority.
"Kevin McCarthy, the man who will likely become the next speaker of the House, just let a rather large cat out of the bag.
The Freedom Caucus -- which has just 36 openly identifying members according to Roll Call -- has played a large role in the tumultuous selection of the next Speaker of the House.
