It's Official: GOP's Boehner Is Speaker Of The House
The roll call is still going, but Republican Rep. John Boehner of Ohio just went past the number of votes needed to be the next speaker of the House.
Frank is following the day's news from Capitol Hill over at It's All Politics.
Earlier today, NPR's Andrea Seabrook profiled Boehner.
Update at 2:05 p.m. ET: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., who is now the minority leader, just passed the speaker's gavel to Boehner — the ceremonial moment that marks the change in leadership.
New Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, takes the gavel from outgoing Speaker (now Minority Leader) Nancy Pelosi, D-CA.
New Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, takes the gavel from outgoing Speaker (now Minority Leader) Nancy Pelosi, D-CA.
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