only five members of the house of representatives have the power to cast that vote. they are the five republican members of the house ethics committee. unlike other house committees that are all heavily in favor of the majority party, the house ethics committee membership is divided equally between the parties, five democrats and five republicans. all five democrats on the house ethics committee will vote in favor of releasing the house ethics committee investigative report on former congressman matt gates when the committee meets again on december 5 after a apparently difficult meeting the committee had today. after today's meeting republican chairman on the committee said there was not a agreement by the committee to release the report and that statement provoked this extraordinary scene in the hallway outside of the house ethics committee. >> good afternoon everybody. i am susan wilde, the ranking member on the ethics committee, we just concluded a two hour meeting of the ethics committee. it was not my at intention to make any comment. i walked out of this committ

of representatives to release reports on former members of the housef representatives should information in those reports remain el vaunt -- relevant to the function of congress. whereas, the decision by the committee on ethics of the house of representatives not to release the report on its investigation into the serious allegations against former representative matt gaetz impedes the ability to have the senate to provide advice and consent on this nomination. and, whereas a failure of the committee on et ins of the house of representatives to release its report on its investigation impedes the dignity and integrity of the legislative proceedings of the house. now, therefore, be it resolved that the committee on ethics of the house of representatives shall immediately release to the public the committee's report on its ntion into allegations against former representative matt gaetz including any conclusions, recommendations, attachments or accompanying material. the speaker pro tempore: under rule 9, a resolution offered by the floor other than by the

times: there will be many reviews of timing and the who, what, seats needed to control the house of representativesocrats, the recriminations have already started. one of the most powerful politicians in washington, the former speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has put part of the blame for kamala harris's loss on president biden, suggesting that the party would have performed better if he'd left the race earlier. ms pelosi played a key role in convincing mr biden to end his re—election bid. this is some of what she had to say, in an interview with the new york times: there will be many reviews of timing and the who, what, when, why and where, as we go forward, and books will be written about it. the fact is, she did a greatjob with the time constraint that she had. had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race. kamala, i think, would still have won, but she may have been stronger having taken her case to the public sooner. our correspondent in washington, anna foster gave me her thoughts on the interview by nancy pelosi, in the new yor

we still don't know which party will control the house of representatives, but we do know it will be very close. as of tonight, republicans have 214 seats in the house, and democrats have 205 seats in the house according to nbc news, with 16 remaining to be decided. and the presidential vote, donald trump currently has 50.2% of the vote to kamala harris' 48.1% of the vote. but that margin will probably narrow after all the california votes are finally counted. and it is possible that kamala harris will end up with only a 1% of the vote less than donald trump. a 1% gap. right now she's at 2% less than donald trump. if you hear anyone calling this election a landslide, please stop listening to that person about elections at least. we have seen landslides in this country, and they don't look like this election. bill clinton's re-election was never in doubt in 1996. he won with 49.2% of the vote against bob dole's 40.7% of the vote and ross perot's 8.4% of the vote. bill clinton won by 9 points, and no one called that a landslide because it wasn't. the last landslide we had was ronald rea

so q as it upsets to retain control of the house of representatives. the waiting gives trump a so called twice fixed up for the president's policy also controls both houses of congress. also coming off the european union's top diploma suggests it's time for the block to suspend dialogue with israel government over the war and gaza joseph burrell sides possible. schumann writes, by by the gab health is welcome to the program. republicans have won enough seats to control the united states house of representatives. the result gives the republicans and president elect donald trump, a governing tri fixed up with the control of the senate's house, ad whitehouse spots. even with that majority, trump may still not get everything he wants, including his topics for cabinet jobs. donald trump returned to washington this week, try on, sent, relishing his election when and what he called a powerful mandate. well thank you very much, is a very nice gathering is, is i still in nice to in so it's nice to a lot of good friends. it is those good friends and now being nom

lee carter was selected representative to congress for the 18th congressional district of texas, signed sincerely kevin f. mccumber, acting clear. the honorable the speaker, housef representatives, sir, have the honor to transmit here with a copy of a letter received from ms. macon wolfe, administrator with the wisconsin election commission according to the unofficial results of november 5, the honorable tony we'd was elected to congress, signed kevin f. mccumber, acting clerk. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. doggett: i ask erica lee carter take the oath of ok and there's no regard for her appointment. mr. grothman: i ask the honorable tony we'd take the oath of office but his certificate has not arrived but no contest in this election. the speaker: will the representatives elect present themselves in the well. all members will rise and the representatives election will raise their right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm you will defend the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic and bear true faith of allegiance or the same and take this oath freely without purpose of evasion and well and faithfully dis

of representatives to release reports on former members of the housef representatives should information in those reports remain relevant to the function of congress. whereas the decision by the committee on ethics of the house of representatives not to release the report on its investigation into the serious allegations against former representative matt gaetz impedes the ability of the senate to provide advice and consent on this nomination, and whereas a failure of the committee on ethics of the house of representatives to release its reports on its investigation impedes the dignity and integrity of the legislative proceedings of the house. host: democrat sean casten offering a privileged resolution to force the house ethics committee to release the report on matt gaetz. the conservative wall street journal editorial board, their opinion this morning. the house ethics report on matt gaetz. for understandable reasons the norm is that such ethics inquiries are closed quietly if lawmakers step down. mr. gaetz operably quit last week hours after mr. tru

go, because reminder of our top story, republicans had won enough seats to control the us house of representatives, cementing their hold on both houses of congress as well as the white house. the result gives the republicans and president elect trump full control of the incoming government. you, what you need to do is after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day stick around. we will be right back the, [000:00:00;00] the, the seo to lie, learn carbon emissions, reforestation in the $1000000000.00 business for the guilty comes and is blooming. but with assistive lack of transparency, climate researchers, me, me skeptical the what carbon all sitting really does for the klein. it in 45 minutes, d, w, the you can draw the line between the spaces because i don't believe that spaces is i'm all really relevant cards here in any more than i believe that rice or sex is on frontier in. 2 2 should. 2 2 humans are closer to a chimpanzee vanishing. pansy is even to a dog. but dr. series about our complex relationship with animals watch now on youtube. d. w documentary. 7 daniels and jamie, you

. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. the speaker: my colleagues in >>> ladies and gentlemen, honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> my colleagues in congress, our distinguished guests and the families of the 13 brave service members we lost three years ago, as speaker the house i have the privilege of welcoming you to the capitol as we honor the congressional medal. it is the highest honor the house can bestow upon any group or individual. congress has commissioned these medals to show our national appreciation for the achievements and contributions of great americans. today we're here to honor some of our greatest. script tour teaches us that man lay down his life for his friends. today we honor that very love and that very sacrifice. on august 26, 2021, 13 men and women of valor defended this nation at hamid karzai international airport. their names are etched into our hearts and now the history of our nation. >> they are marine corps staff sergeant taylor hoover, marine corp

the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on november 22, 2024, at 12:28 p.m. that the senate passed senate 759, senate 4708. that the senate passed, without amendment, h.r. 2950, h.r. 5302, h.r. 5799. that the senate passed, with an amendment, h.r. 7213. signed, sincerely, kevin f. mccumber, acting clerk. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-z of house resolution 5, the house stands adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on tuesday, november 26, 2024.rst e office building was opened in 1908. good morning. it is the main event. i am the superintendent of the house office buildings. on behalf of the staff from the architect of the capital superintendent's office, the house chief administrative officer, the clerk of the house, the house sergeant-at-arms, i would like to congratulate you on your win and welcome you to the 119th congressional suite

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives that i, the honorable brian fitzpatrick, u.s. representative for the first congressional district of pennsylvania, have been served with a third party subpoena to produce documents in litigation before the united states district court for the district of columbia. after consultation with the office of general counsel, i have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the house. signed, sincerely, brian fitzpatrick, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. members are requested to take their conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? mr. westerman: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 1449. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the

houses of congress. the republicans have secured enough seeds to control the house of representatives and the senate, the when making possible what is known as the trump try sector. also coming up the suffering of children in war torn level, not a woman in b roots is trying to provide a safe space for kids to be kids. and at the un climate conference in either by john, the question will germany and other rich nations have to pay a lot more to mitigate global warming? we'll get some answers from germany's climate on voice at the top 20. no. the break off is good to have you. with this in the united states, republicans have a one enough seeds to control the us house of representatives. the result gives the party a president elect donald trump full control of the government after winning control of the senate and the white house. but even with this majority, trump may still not get everything he wants, including his top picks for is kept. donald trump returned to washington this week, try on, sent, relishing his election when and what he called a powerful mandate. well, thank you very much. is a very nice g

us selections that we publish composites to, to us enough seats to retain control of the house of representatives. when gives trump a so called stripe fixed up, where the president's party also controls both houses of the conference. also coming off the appearing unions, top diplomat suggests it's time for the blog to spend dialogue with israel government over the war and gaza. joseph morrell sides possible human rights violations bias from the gulf is welcome to the program. republicans have won enough states to control the united states house of representatives. the result gifts, the republicans and president elect. donald trump a governing tri fixed with control of the senate house and the white house. but even with that majority, trump may still not good everything he wants, including his topics for cabinet jobs. donald trump returned to washington this week, try on, sent, relishing his election when and what he called a powerful mandate. well, thank you very much. is a very nice gathering. is that nice there when nice to in colors. nice to a lot of good friends. it is those good friends and

the united states, republicans, they are, have won enough seats to retain control of the house of representatives after taking over the us senate a bat gibbs, president elect donald trump's g or p complete control over washington's levers. of power these, the legislative as head of the executive branch, trunk, consign, or veto legislation from congress. you can also sign executive orders like when he, we can do obamacare in his 1st term. presidents can also grant pardons for federal crime, something that trump has promised the porters who were jailed over the january 6th riots on capitol hill. trump, the republicans also dominate the legislative branch with majorities in the house of representatives and the us senate. trump now has a clear path to push through his agenda, including mass deportation in, in sweeping terrace on imports to the united states. likewise, the judicial branch is now leaning towards the president elect. 3 of the 9 supreme court justices are trump appointees, and they have worked with 3 fellow conservatives to reshape the country with rulings on abortion rights, gun rights,

republicans will soon control the white house and both houses of congress. republicans have secured enough seats now to control the house of representatives and the senate, the winds being referred to as the trump twice back to also coming up the fighting against hezbollah. the war is harming lebanon's children both physically and mentally. but one woman is trying to provide a safe space for them and they routes where they can be kids, at least for a little while. the i break off is good to have you with this in the united states. republicans have one in not seeds to control the us house of representatives, the result giving the republicans and president elect donald trump. what is known as a governing tri, effective with control of the senate, the house, and to the white house. but even with that, majority truck may still not get everything he wants, including his top picks for cabinet jobs. donald trump return to washington this week, trial sent relishing his election when and what he called a powerful mandate. well, thank you very much, is a very nice gathering. is the dice o n nice to in? so it's nice to a lot of good friends. it is t

casey wins the pennsylvania senate race and we still don't know what party will control the house of representativesdo know it will be close. as of tonight republicans have 214 seats in the house and democrats have 205 seats according to nbc news with 16 remaining to be cited and in the presidential vote donald trump currently has 50.2% of the vote to kamala harris 48.1% but that margin will probably narrow after all of the california votes are counted and it is possible. it is possible that kamala harris will end up with only 1% of the vote less than donald trump. and right now she is at 2% less than donald trump. if you hear anybody calling this a landslide, please stop listening to that person about elections at least. we have seen landslides in this country. they don't look like this. bill clinton's reelection was never in doubt in 1996 and he won with 49.2% of the vote against bob dole's 40.7 and ross perot's 8.7 and bill clinton won by nine points and nobody called that a landslide because it wasn't. the last landslide we had was ronald reagan's reelection in 1984 where he got 49 states in the

house of representatives that are competitive. the other seat, the other 90% of seats guaranteed to go to whoever wins the republican primary or the democratic primary. will almost without exception. we took this issue to the experts 59 duke university. said if my bill, the fair maps act, were to become law. what would that do? what would it do nor chamber? they said the fair maps act were law in every state including texas and illinois and tennessee and florida and texas had to draw fair maps we'd double the number of competitive seats. we'd go from 40 to 08 where the voters are the ones picking their representatives. where more members of congress would be forced to do the right thing. by working across the aisle to get things done. and now madam speaker, there are many amazing members here who do what's right. they love their country. whether democrats or republicans in safe districts. but they're not incentivized to do it. and the voters, they don't like a position, a member's position on ending gun violence, they really don't

minutes, it's been confirmed that donald trump's republicans have retained control of the house of representativeses them a clean sweep of the white house, and both chambers of congress. they needed 218 seats to retain control of the house. the final number is expected to be between 220 and 222, a narrow majority. earlier, mr. trump met joe biden at the white house for two hours today to discuss the transition of power in the united states. mr. trump thanked the president for making that transition, in his words, as smooth as you can get. it is mr. trump's first visit to washington since his election triumph last week and a far cry from what happened four years ago when controversially mr. trump refused to see you joe den face to face as he refused the election results. mr. trump has been announcing more of the names of the people who will make up the top team in his administration in january when he takes office. among them, the richest man on the planet, elon musk, is reported. from our north american editor sarah smith. sarah: he is back, donald trump savoring his victory and making a triumphan

speaker of the united states house of representatives thank you all for here. my colleagues in congress, ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> thank you all for being here. my colleagues in congress, administrator nelson, ambassador green field, miss shetterly, our distinguished guests and to dr. christine darden watching at her home in connecticut. as speaker of the house i have the great privilege of welcoming you to the capitol today. the congressional gold medal is the highest honor that congress can bestow upon any group or individual and we give it to show our national appreciation for the achievements and contributions of great americans. today pursuant to hr 1396 we have the great pleasure of finally awarding this medal to the "hidden figures." [ applause ] as you all know, this has been a long time coming. it was many decades after these women began working for our nation's space agencies that we finally get to do appropriate honor for their work. you know these names well. katherine

select republicans, the costs as secure as enough states to retain control of the house of representatives the when we have strong, the so called tri fixed up with the president's policy also controls both houses of pump also coming off. well fed is calming lebanon's children both physically and psychologically. one woman is trying to provide a safe space the invite ruth, where they can just be cute. the un slate's assignment conferences on the way in back to us or by john to the topic of funding taking sentence day will germany and all the rich nations have to pay a lot more. germany's climate and boy, it's called splendid 9, tells us about the progress the gulf is welcome to the program. republicans have won enough states to control the united states house of representatives. the results, gifts, the republicans and president elect. donald trump a governing tri fixer, which means control of the senate's house and the white house. but even with that majority, trump may still not get everything he wants, including his top picks for cabinet and jobs. donald trump returned to washington this

the former speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has partly blamed president bidenhe democrats' election loss—suggesting the party would have fared better if he'd pulled out of the race sooner. ms pelosi played a key role in convincing mr biden to end his re—election bid. but she told the new york times the democrats could have used more time to choose his replacement. meantime, kamala harris�* running mate, tim walz, told supporters his fight wasn't over. we are going to have to work a little harder, fight a little harder, organise a little harder, organise a little harder but i am here today to tell you this, we can do with, we will do it and do it together. samira hussain is in washington for us this morning. donald trump has confirmed he's planning the mass deportation this was unveiled by the us government on friday. they basically said there was an iranian asset in contact with the iranian revolutionary guard and basically he was told whatever projects you have or are undertaken right now on behalf of the resolution are regarded, you need to put that aside and

things we've probably composite secure, has enough states to retain control the house of representatives, the waiting gifts from the so called try effects, where the president profit also controls both houses. of course, also coming up in unions. top diplomats suggest it's time for the block to spend dialogue with israel government over the war and gaza, joseph burrell sides possible human rights violations bias. and sri lankan said to the po for a snap election, the vote will determine if the country is new left as president, get small power to help support in the wake of a financial mail. the guy that says, welcome to the program. republicans have won the enough seats to control the united states house of representatives. the results gives the republicans and president elect donald trump, a governing tri effect with control of the senate, the house, and the white house. but even with that majority, trump may still not get everything he wants, including his top picks for cabinet jobs. donald trump returned to washington this week, try on, sent, relishing his election when and what he ca

the republican party has retained its majority in the us house of representatives — giving donald trump clean sweep of both chambers of congress. but there's been shock in washington after more of mr trump's picks for his new cabinet became public. matt gaetz is the president elect�*s choice for attorney general — he's been facing accusations of sexual misconduct and drug use. a report on that was due to be published in the next two days. tulsi gabbard has been put forward as the administration's new intelligence chief. she's been accused of peddling pro—putin positions. for more on that, here's our correspondent in florida, jessica parker. yes. i think we've probably had the announcement over the last 2a hours that has caused the most shock and the most jaws to be dropped on the floor and that is matt gaetz, proposed as the attorney general. that is a position that means you are the top prosecutor in the us, you give legal advice directly to the president and heads of other government departments, so an extremely powerful position. as you were saying, matt gaetz has been facing an ongo

. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] welcome to you all on this beautiful day, we are so grateful to have you here. the people's house, to my colleagues in congress, friends, family and, of course, our rosies, it's my honor to welcome you here to the capitol for today's historic occasion. the congressional gold medal is the highest award this body can award to any group or individual and you may not know this, fewer than 200 gold medals have been issued in history. rosie ther riverter. that's an applause. [applause] from. it was during the first year of the war that president roosevelt went on a tour visiting factories and plants where ships and tanks and planes were being built. and during one of those visits, there's a story goes. the president observed that as he would walk down the middle aisle of the factory, it would chiefly be the men who would look up and leave their workstations. the men would stand up and debate whether or not the man in the straw hat walking by was actually the president. but the w

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 389, the nays are 9. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from south carolina, mr. fry to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6568 asallieded on which the the yeas a yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: h.r. 5658 a bill to amend title 39 united statescode to require mail-in ballots to use the postal service bar code service and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the na

of the house when the _ former speaker of the house when the democrats controlled the house of congress, the house _ the house of congress, the house of— the house of congress, the house of representativeseen as being part of a sort — she is seen as being part of a sort of— she is seen as being part of a sort of orchestrated campaign almost — sort of orchestrated campaign almost to getjoe sort of orchestrated campaign almost to get joe biden to stand _ almost to get joe biden to stand down when she was still running — stand down when she was still running for presidency. joe biden_ running for presidency. joe biden did also ultimately stand down _ biden did also ultimately stand down and endorsed kamala harris and that_ down and endorsed kamala harris and that effectively cut off any debate within the democratic party as to who should _ democratic party as to who should be their new candidate. what _ should be their new candidate. what a — should be their new candidate. what a nancy pelosi sort of implied _ what a nancy pelosi sort of implied is that ifjoe biden had — implied is that ifjoe biden had left the race earlier on, there — had left the race earlier on, there could have been wh

house communications. >> the honorable speaker of the house of representatives, sir, i have the honor to franz mitt a copy of the letter by director of elections indicating that indicating that according to th unofficial results for the special general election. 5, 2024, the honorable ericka lee carter was selected representative to congress for the 18th congressional district of texas, signed sincerely kevin f. mccumber. acting clerk. the honorable the speaker, hous representatives, sir, have the honor to transmit here with a copy of a letter received from ms. macon wolfe, administrator with the wisconsin election commission according to the unofficial results of november 5, 2024, the honorable tony wee elected to congress, signed kevin f. mccumber, acting clerk for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentle woman from texas, the honorable ericka lee carter be permitted to take oath of ok and there's no regar for her appointment. >> does what purpose from the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? her appointment. her mr. grothman: i ask t

welcome to the program, the republicans have won enough seats to control the united states house of representatives. the result gives the republicans and president elect donald trump, a governing try fix up with control of the senate, the house and the wife's house. but even with that majority, trump may still not get everything he wants, including his topics for cabinet and jobs. donald trump return to washington this week, try on, sent, relishing his election when and what he called a powerful mandate. oh, thank you very much. is a very nice gathering, is that nice nice to and so it's nice to a lot of good friends. it is. so is good friends and now being nominated for top government positions among them attorney general pick met gates, a loyal trump follow a who has often acted as his attack dog on capitol hill. gates has been the subject of a federal 6 trends taking investigation with the one that ended without criminal charges, summers but i and fox news channel hosp hicks is a military veteran whom trump once as defend secret tray. the civilian nomination has reportedly shocked many at the pen

president and that person occupies the white house and then you have two houses of government, you have the house of representativesse function together in order to pass laws. so in order to get anything that the president wants past he has to get it through both the house and the senedd. and when you have both of those under your control, meaning all of your own party members, it makes it really easy because people will generally vote along party lines. so that's why if you are in the white house and you have the senedd you are certainly hoping that you are going to be able to get the house because if you do then you pretty much have an open book in terms of what you are able to accomplish.- what you are able to accomlish. ., accomplish. so right now in terms of — accomplish. so right now in terms of where _ accomplish. so right now in terms of where things - accomplish. so right now in| terms of where things stand accomplish. so right now in i terms of where things stand is looking good for the republicans? tt looking good for the republicans?- looking good for the reublicans? , ., ., ~' looking good for the reub

those people would not be in the house of representatives and you cannot appoint to the house of representatives. you can report to the senate. sometimes the usual block of people, we have special elections. that is why the special elections are special. three or four major things about control of the house and confirming some of these nominees and who some of them are. >> thank you very much. we are getting some reaction from some of the key players. senator richard blumenthal said i think this nomination, referring to matt gaetz, will be the first test of whether they are willing to stand up to donald trump and we will soon know. separately, senator john lost the chance to be the republican leader in the senate. he said we will do our job. we have a constitutional role and he will come before the committee and will have some questions for him. donald trump has come back from washington after meeting for close to two hours with joe biden. what is the latest? >> only the president-elect knows how to shake up capitol hill and the rest of the country. my phone is ringing and lots of text messages

house of representatives operates. rs are calling for the release of the information. here in the united states of america, we have two houses. their business is their business and our business is our business. we do not have access to theirs. there is a reason for that. . a separation of powers. a division in the houses, the u.s. house of representatives and the senate. caitriona: i know you take special interest in the armed forces. pete is the nominee for secretary of defense. often a role that goes to a high ranking lee terry official. he has spoken more so about firing generals. what is your view of him and his nomination? >> i love pete hegseth. i have watched him for years on thoughts. i am a former news anchor. two so you cannot go from the news into politics is not correct. i am here and doing an effective job. i questioned the current secretary of defense lloyd austin numerous times before the armed services committee. i think people far supersede his role, the role lloyd austin has done as secretary of defens

house. they've taken control of the senate and maybe the house of representatives. but as it stands tonight, almost one week after the election, we still don't know the vote count for the house of representatives. california might be to blame here. here's the current split. republicans have won 214 seats. democrats 206. it takes 218 to claim the majority. a large number of uncalled races are in californi. six of the 15 outs are in our state. we have about 5 million ballots still to be counted. let's bring in paul mitchell now. vice president of political data inc, which is based in sacramento. paul, let's get you in here. well, a simple, honest question and straightforward why does it take so long to count here in california? what's the issue with us? well, california has a system where all 22.5 million voters get mailed a ballot, and then they have many options as to how they return those. they can mail them, use drop boxes, or go in person at a local voting center. and with millions of ballots coming in and most of those coming in in the last couple of days before

in cab >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. the speaker: my colleagues in congress, distinguished guests and the families of the 13 brave servicemembers we lost three years ago. as speaker of the house, i have the privilege of welcoming you to the capitol as we award the congressional medal. it is the highest honor that congress can bestow upon any group or individual. since the start of the american revolution congress has shown our national appreciation to the achievements and contributions of great americans. today we are here to honor some of our greatest. no greater love has man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. we honor that very love and that very sacrifice. on august 25, 20113 men and women of valor defended this nation in karzai international airport. their names are etched into our hearts and the history of our nation. and they are, marine corp. staff sergeant pitch addero, marine core sergeant hunter lopez, marine cor corporal page, marine core corporal, humberto sanchez, marine lance corporal

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 200, the nays are 210, the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on amendment 2 printed in house report 118-754 by the gentleman from arizona, mr. gri hall vark on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in house report 118-754, offered by mr. grijalva of arizona. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives

house of representatives. cbs characterizes house control on friday as lean republican. emocrats' chances of securing a majority is narrow. democrats have secured 208 seats while republican secured 215. 218 are needed for a majority. if republicans keep control of the house they will control both chambers. a republican majority in all three branches of government could help advance donald trump 's priorities with fewer roadblocks from a democratic minority. let's take a look at where things stand in the house with politico congressional reporter. thank you for getting with us tonight. where do things stand as vote counting continues? >> we are looking at both parties trying to count every single vote as they count these last few districts. it is not sure where things will shake up. right now we are looking at seats in states out west. districts in southern california, orange county, arizona or in washington state. there are a few other on the margins that we are waiting on. sumi: what trends do you think we can take away from the house of representatives races. did democr

signed mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. sovereign god, you uphold the universe by your powerful word. sustain this nation with your righteous promises. eternal lord, the teams and seasons are subject to your control. kings and empires are established and removed at your direction. direct this republic and its leaders on paths of mercy and truth. in these days of our country's decisions, give wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who yield themselves to your authority. for you alone rule our days. you alone have established our paths. and to the care of your righteous right hand, we offer our future. silence the debates which have drowned your divine assurance. forgive our paralyzing and uncertainty and pardon us for failure to heed your reassurance and seek your kingdom and righteousness. show us what mercy looks like that we would share it with one another that the fervor of this contest subsides. grant us y

all the levers of government, after his republican party retained its majority in the us house of representatives. among his latest nominations, the president—elect has picked a controversial congressman, matt gaetz, to be his attorney—general. mr trump also plans to nominate florida republican senator marco rubio as secretary of state. he's chosen the former democratic congresswoman, tulsi gabbard, as his director of national intelligence. and he's named the tech billionaire elon musk as the joint—lead for a new us department of government efficiency, alongside the former republican presidential candidate, vivek ramaswamy. on wednesday, the president—elect returned to the oval office for a meeting with presidentjoe biden. they both promised a smooth transfer of power injanuary. our correspondent rowan bridge is in washington. let's start with the nominations. talk us through the reaction, in particular in response to the controversial choice of matt gaetz? figs response to the controversial choice of matt gaetz?- choice of matt gaetz? as you sa , choice of matt gaetz? as you say. matt _ choice of

of our top story. donald trump's republican party has won enough space to control the us house of representatives. the main thing is told of both congress and the white house democrats will find it extremely hauled to combat the incoming president, such as the and with that to your up to date up next. how off became a money spent or in the netherlands around 400 years ago for a documentary chasing firenbrown for munoz. and then that is supposed to remember to check out what 5 d. w dot com. you can also get the news on our instagram, facebook and x channels at the handle of the deputy news. many has already thank you so much for watching to find the german ball thing in the decide things. this award winning offer is available world wide. for every language that gentleman has never been sent to to go.

the house of representatives. that's right. i believe democrats would need 4 seats to gain control of the house when it comes to the senate right now, we have democrats have 34 seats. >> the gop with 46 seats, the gop needed to grab 2 seats tonight to gain control of the senate gym justice. already a victor in west virginia this evening. so they did pick up one of those seats will continue, of course, to follow. the senate and house races tonight as well. all right. let's take a live look right now at the department of elections here in san francisco. this is where they receive those ballots. >> they scan signatures and they also scanned the ballots. you can see them working there in real time. the voting polls here in california open until 08:00pm tonight. and if you aren't registered, you can vote provisionally. >> we're going to be taking a quick break and we'll be back in just a little bit with more election coverage coming up next. >> all right. right now we're taking a look at the electoral map. candidates need 270 votes t

house. in that process could be made a lot easier if the - made a lot easier if the republicans when the majority of the house of representativesthat detail in the next few days. yes, republicans are hopeful of taking the house. we don't have the results yet, but they've taken control the senate, and if they win control of the house as well, that means they have the presidency, the senate and house of representatives — and house of representatives — a real clean sweep donald trump. and donald trump will now be in a more powerful position than he's ever been before. why? because the potential control of both houses by the republicans, then as well, if you remember when he won in 2016, it was a bit of a surprise — it seemed as if his camp wasn't actually quite prepared for that transition. this time, it's very different. the people around him have been preparing for quite some time for the possibility of reentering the white house. they have loads of appointments that they have to make now, in terms of positions around the president, around the white house. but they are much more prepared than last time. and donald trump himself,

he's a republican member of the house of representatives for florida and another former soldier. conflict in the pacific with china. waltz was asked in an interview in 2022, do you trust china? and he responded, "i don't trust them as far as i can throw them." kristi noem, 52, has been appointed to head the homeland security department, which oversees border threats and the response to terrorism and national emergencies. she's currently governor of south dakota and was the first woman to be elected to that role. noem has long taken a forthright position on immigration and border control. from what we're seeing happen at the southern border, and what we're seeing happen in so many of our cities that this administration isn't shutting down, it's dangerous. it's dangerous to america, to the people that live here. and marco rubio has been confirmed tonight as donald trump's secretary of state, which is the equivalent of other countries' foreign ministers. the 53—year—old republican senator for florida will be the first latino to take this important role. rubio, like mike waltz, is als

applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> thank you all for being here. my colleagues in congress, administrator nelson and ambassador greenfield and distinguished guests and christine dardenne. as speaker of the house, i have the privilege of welcoming you to the capitol today. the congressional gold medal is the highest honor congress can bestow upon any individual. we give it for the achievements and contributions of great americans. today, pursuant to hr 1396, we have the pleasure of finally warding this medal to the hidden figures. [ applause ] >> as you all know, this has been a long time coming. it was many decades after these women began working for our nation's space agency that we finally get to do appropriate honor for their work. you know these names well. katharine johnson. dorothy vaughn and mary jackson and dr. christine dardenne. in the history of congress, we had few occasions we recognized those helped us explore the final frontier. in 1959, we awarded the medal to dr. robert goddard for his research. in

nothing happens in the house of representatives unless you have a speaker in the house of representatives. and i know this as many months ago. but the chaos was akin to, for example, the chaos and a great britain with the numerous prime ministers that they had to go through. that is something that generally does not happen in america, and only happened under republican leadership in the us house of representatives. i don't think that if americans are thinking about leadership, they're thinking about the 4 speakers that we had to go through and had to endure. and during that time, no legislation could be passed by not. all right, let's see what happens with sunrise dental and we're going to leave it there for now and head to washington, d. c, and j space. and his final is guess, james, a sign to follow a welcome back to our vantage point in washington overlooking the white house with a great time little guest to discuss things. again, we have joined training against the democratic political strategist who says the bottom administration, john ferry is republican strategists and part of the

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