Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House after securing support from two GOP holdouts. In other news, Vice President Kamala Harris was criticized for omitting words from the Pledge of Allegiance during the 119th Congress swearing-in ceremony.
Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House for the 119th Congress after two GOP holdouts flipped. The Post is providing live updates on the situation. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to make a mistake while leading the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony for the 119th Congress. She omitted the words 'the flag of' from the pledge.
The full Pledge of Allegiance is: 'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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