Discussion Thread: First Day of the 119th Congress

The new House of Representatives will convene at noon Eastern. On the agenda, per C-SPAN, is to: "hold a Speaker election, swear in members, and consider a rules package". **News and Analysis** - CBS: [The 119th Congress begins today. Here's what to know for the 2025 session.](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-congress-2025-what-to-know/) - AP: [Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to save his job as a new Congress convenes](https://apnews.com/article/mike-johnson-speaker-vote-donald-trump-ccbe593940ef488019563e8e4b98061e) **Live Updates** [AP](https://apnews.com/live/mike-johnson-speaker-congress-updates), [NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/congress-first-day-2025-live-updates-rcna184508), [CBS](https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2025-new-congress-sworn-in/), [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-vote-congress-01-03-25/index.html), [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/03/us/house-speaker-vote-johnson-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes) (soft paywall), and [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/03/house-speaker-vote-live-updates/) (soft paywall) have text-based live update pages. **Track the Vote** - PBS NewsHour is updating [this Google spreadsheet with the live vote tally](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y38fCLQkOl_saAclqL6q-WxLjWgrx1ilWlZYXcUZLmo/edit?pli=1&gid=1531851334#gid=1531851334). **Where to Watch** - C-SPAN: [Opening Day 119th Congress U.S. House of Representatives](https://www.c-span.org/event/house-proceeding/opening-day-119th-congress-us-house-of-representatives/429828) - C-SPAN: [Opening Day 119th Congress U.S. Senate](https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-proceeding/opening-day-119th-congress-us-senate/429829) - C-SPAN via YouTube: [Opening Day of 119th Congress - House of Representatives](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRvAY2eWTEs)