Politics Oct 17 A look at Jim Jordan’s often controversial record in Congress In the first round of balloting for the next House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan got 200 votes from his GOP colleagues, short of the 217 he needed. But the Ohio congressman is closer to the gavel than he's ever been…
Politics Oct 16 House enters 3rd week without speaker as GOP infighting keeps Congress at standstill The House of Representatives is entering a third week with no full-time speaker. The Republican majority is meeting Monday night and speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will look to sway dozens of colleagues who just voted against him…
Politics Oct 13 GOP picks Jim Jordan as latest House speaker candidate, but unclear if he can win House Republicans have a new nominee for speaker ten days after Kevin McCarthy was ousted and less than 24 hours after their last pick stepped aside. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan got enough votes in the behind-closed-doors meeting of the GOP…
Politics Oct 12 Scalise withdraws from speaker race, sending GOP search for leader into further chaos A day after House Republicans narrowly voted to nominate Steve Scalise to be the next speaker, the Louisiana congressman withdrew his name from consideration after it was clear he did not have the votes to win on the House floor.
Politics Oct 12 Scalise slips away from speakership as House Republicans remain deeply divided House Republicans and Congressman Steve Scalise may have slipped further away from having the votes to fill the job of House speaker. The chamber remains frozen and the GOP is deeply divided over who should lead them. Congressional Correspondent Lisa…
Politics Oct 11 GOP moves closer to electing Rep. Scalise as next House speaker House Republicans are one step closer to selecting a new speaker. They nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the role, but not all members are on board and it is not yet clear if he has the votes to…
Politics Oct 10 Candidates for House speaker tell fellow Republicans why they should have the gavel House Republicans gathered behind closed doors to try to pick their next speaker. Candidates for the job made their case why they should be entrusted with the gavel. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins spent the day polling GOP members and reports…
Politics Oct 04 Republicans face unclear choice for new House speaker after ouster of McCarthy Two candidates are entering the Republican race to be the next Speaker of the House, but it's unclear how long it will take to find a successor to the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the historic…
Politics Oct 03 What led to the collapse of McCarthy’s speakership and what’s next for the House For the first time in this nation’s history, the House of Representatives formally ousted its speaker. A handful of hard-right Republicans and every Democrat voted together to remove the gavel from Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hand. The move came nine months…
Politics Oct 02 McCarthy faces revolt from far-right Republicans after deal to avoid government shutdown The government is open after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy side-stepped the hard-right flank of his party and cut a temporary funding deal with Democrats this weekend. But this week, he may need to broker another cross-aisle bargain to keep his…