{"id":2386176,"date":"2025-01-03T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-swears-in-republican-senate-in-final-weeks-of-vice-presidency-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T14:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:31:47","slug":"harris-swears-in-republican-senate-in-final-weeks-of-vice-presidency-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-swears-in-republican-senate-in-final-weeks-of-vice-presidency-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris swears in Republican Senate in final weeks of vice presidency &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-swears-in-republican-senate-in-final-weeks-of-vice-presidency-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In her final\u2063 weeks as Vice president, Kamala \u2062Harris \u200bswore in new Republican senators, marking the beginning of the 119th\u200d Congress and the \u200destablishment of a Republican majority in the Senate, with a final tally of \u200b53-47 following the November elections. During\u200c the swearing-in ceremony, Harris administered the oath to the new senators in groups of four and reflected on the\u2062 importance of their responsibilities to uphold the\u2063 Constitution. New Senate \u2062Majority \u2062Leader \u2063John Thune welcomed the \u2062freshmen senators and emphasized their duty,while\u200b Senate Minority \u200bLeader Chuck \u200cSchumer expressed concerns\u2062 about\u200d the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-stunned-when-crowd-boos-after-he-says-florida-politicians-name-whats-going-on\/\" title=\"Trump Stunned When Crowd Boos After He Says Florida Politician&#039;s Name: &#039;What&#039;s Going On?&#039;\">uncertain political landscape<\/a> for American democracy and\u2062 future \u200bleadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris swears in Republican Senate in final weeks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">vice presidency<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927261\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> swore in new senators Friday to begin the 119th Congress, ushering in the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3269283\/what-to-expect-upon-senate-return-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican majority\">Republican majority<\/a> as one of her final acts ahead of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s inauguration later this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Republicans secured a 53-47 Senate majority in the November elections, flipping four seats to erase Democrats&rsquo; narrow 51-49 control of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Harris convened and presided over the new session, administering the oath for new senators in alphabetical groups of four.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to welcome members to the 119th Congress, particularly those freshmen senators who took the oath of office this morning,&rdquo; said Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">majority leader<\/a>. &ldquo;The words of the oath, which we hear at the start of each new Congress, are a reminder of the profound responsibility with which we have been trusted, and that is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), staring down a Republican trifecta in Washington, said the Senate was convening &ldquo;at a time of uncertainty for American democracy, for America&rsquo;s economy, and for the future leadership of America on the world stage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new senators sworn in were Jim Banks (R-IN), John Curtis (R-UT), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE).<\/p>\n<p>Sen.-elect Jim Justice (R-WV) opted to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3270567\/jim-justice-senate-swearing-finish-governor-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delay taking office<\/a>&nbsp;until his term as West Virginia governor ends on Jan. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), 91, was sworn in as Senate president pro tempore. The position is third in line to the presidency, behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> and House speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the Senate agreed unanimously to a series of procedural resolutions conducted at the beginning of each new Congress. An organizing resolution to approve committee assignments and allow the panels to begin conducting business was not addressed but is expected to be approved by early next week.<\/p>\n<p>The various proceedings took place without fanfare, in stark contrast to the drama unfolding on the other side of the Capitol, as House lawmakers prepared for repeated votes on whether to elect House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for another term leading the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson failed to clinch a majority of the votes in the first round.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for a ceremonial swearing-in for Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Senate&rsquo;s events marked one of Harris&rsquo;s last constitutional duties as president of the Senate before she and President Joe Biden depart from office on Jan. 20 and Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance (R-OH) are sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>Vance remains a senator but will resign before being sworn in as vice president. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), who was present in the Senate on Friday to support Moreno&rsquo;s swearing-in, will be tasked with naming a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s most consequential role will come Monday when Congress meets to certify her loss in the presidential election. The Jan. 6 date will be the fourth anniversary of the 2021 attack on the Capitol that delayed certifying the results during a process overseen by then-Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During her tenure as vice president, Harris was required to make frequent trips to the Senate to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cast tiebreaking votes due<\/a> to the Democrats&rsquo; one-seat majority.<\/p>\n<p>After she departs the vice presidency, what&rsquo;s next for Harris remains to be seen. She&rsquo;s a possible contender for California governor in 2026, given Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is term-limited.<\/p>\n<p>Harris previously served as a senator from California before her election as vice president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927261\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927261\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris swears in new senators as her vice presidency ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2386177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/harris-swears-in-new-senators.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,33067,47868],"class_list":["post-2386176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-republican-senate","tag-vice-presidency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/harris-swears-in-new-senators.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386180,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386176\/revisions\/2386180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}