November 2016: Paul Ryan Nominated as Speaker of the House
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of November 2016.
1. Two Police Officers Killed in Iowa in Separate Attacks 2. Curse Ends as Chicago Cubs Win World Series 3. Gawker Settles Hulk Hogan Lawsuit 4. Penn State Fined $2.4 Million in Sandusky Investigation 5. First Woman U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno Dies 6. Trump Wins Presidency 7. News Anchor Gwen Ifill Dies 8. Paul Ryan Nominated as Speaker of the House 9. Police Officer Who Shot Philando Castille Charged with Manslaughter 10. Drug Executives Arrested for Fraud, Conspiracy 11. Four Police Officers Killed Nationwide 12. Escalation at Standing Rock 13. Gubernatorial Recount in North Carolina 14. Actress Florence Henderson Dies 15. Car, Knife Attack at Ohio State
- Paul Ryan Nominated as Speaker of the House
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- On November 15, 2016, current Speaker Paul Ryan is nominated as new Speaker of the House. Ryan will have to earn 218 votes to secure his spot, but it is likely he will receive them. For his part, Paul Ryan, while wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, has this to say: "Welcome to the dawn of a new unified Republican government."
- Photo source: AP Photo/Cliff Owen
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