Politics Oct 06 Who will be the next speaker of the House? Here are a few possibilities It’s not at all certain that any of the GOP candidates will be able to round up enough votes — 218, if all lawmakers are present and voting — to ascend to one of the most powerful positions in government,…
Politics Oct 06 With House leadership vacuum, Trump weighs in on speaker race Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.
Politics Oct 05 AP report: Trump may visit Capitol Hill amid House speaker vacuum Former President Donald Trump would most likely attend a closed-door candidate forum that Republicans plan to hold Tuesday evening, ahead of a vote that could happen as soon as Wednesday.
Politics Oct 04 House paralyzed by McCarthy’s ouster, Republicans vie for speakership The House will try to elect a speaker as soon as next week. The timing is nowhere near certain as Republicans line up for their chance at the gavel amid the bitter divisions that sparked the chaos.
Politics Oct 03 Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. What happens next? The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded.
Politics Oct 03 Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
Politics Oct 03 WATCH: McCarthy confronts challenge to his leadership, rules out power-sharing with Democrats The Republican McCarthy's fate is deeply uncertain as he faces what's known as a "motion to vacate" from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a strident critic allied with Donald Trump.
Politics Oct 03 WATCH: House votes to oust McCarthy as speaker after GOP critics rebel Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
Politics Oct 02 Rep. Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House The far-right Republican from Florida has for months threatened to use the procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try to strip McCarthy of his office.
Politics Oct 02 Rep. Gaetz threatens to oust Speaker McCarthy after deal averting government shutdown Gaetz said he'd use a procedural tool called a motion to vacate that has only been used twice in the past century. But in recent years, conservatives have wielded the motion as a weapon against their leaders.