In Today's Times:
- Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio weathered dissent from fellow conservatives on Thursday to win re-election as speaker of the House, Jonathan Weisman reports. Mr. Boehner called for the House to focus on results, emphasizing that the Republican majority would address the federal debt and deficit in the 113th Congress.
- Mr. Boehner's victory came with a warning from his party that while he holds a powerful position, his power is greatly diminished, Sheryl Gay Stolberg reports. There were 12 Republican defections in the vote for speaker, including 9 lawmakers who cast ballots for other people.
- The new Congress brings new diversity to Capitol Hill, as a record number of women, including the first female combat veterans, as well as the first openly gay senator, the first Hindu representative and more were sworn in, Ashley Parker reports.
- Google won a victory on Thursday as the Federal Trade Commission declared the company had not violated antitrust or anticompetition statutes in its arranging of Web search results, a decision that could enable it to further strengthen its place on the Internet, Edward Wyatt reports.
Washington Happenings:
- The Labor Department will release its unemployment numbers for December on Friday.
- President Obama and his family continue their vacation in Hawaii.
