Politics Oct 13 House GOP considers Trump-backed Jim Jordan as speaker. Not all Republicans are in favor Attention has swiftly turned to Rep. Jim Jordan, the pugilistic Judiciary Committee chairman as the next potential candidate.
Politics Oct 12 GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes Next steps are uncertain as the House is now essentially closed while the Republican majority tries to elect a speaker after ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job.
Politics Oct 11 Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for House speaker In private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans pushed aside Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman, in favor of Scalise, the current majority leader, lawmakers said.
Politics Oct 11 After ousting McCarthy, House Republicans are stalemated over finding a new House speaker Two leading contenders, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan appear to be splitting the vote.
Politics Oct 07 How $6 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine collapsed in the deal to avoid a government shutdown The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared.
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 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 Sep 30 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after signing stopgap government funding bill passed by Congress The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal.