Oct 24 Republicans nominate Tom Emmer for House speaker going into third vote By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House speaker will need to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting the GOP majority. Continue reading
Oct 24 GOP House speaker race crowded as Republicans prepare to vote again By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republicans gathered late in the evening Monday to hear quick speeches from the congressmen seeking the job, elevator pitches ahead of Tuesday's internal party voting. Continue reading
Oct 23 WATCH: House convenes as Republicans pick Emmer as latest speaker candidate By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press While Emmer won a simple majority in a roll call behind closed doors — 117 votes — he lost more than two dozen Republicans, leaving him far short of what will be needed during a House floor tally ahead. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 3:26 Who are the 9 Republicans making a run for House speaker? By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Nine Republicans are running to serve as House speaker after several failed votes and a weeks-long stalemate over the future of the chamber. The candidates are pitching their plan to unite a divided House Republican Conference in a closed-door forum. Continue watching
Oct 23 It’s Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level Republicans are now reaching for the gavel By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It's Day 20 without a House speaker, and Republicans are starting over. They're convening again Monday evening without any idea who will lead and when they will be able to get Congress back to work. Continue reading
Oct 20 U.S. commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU heads By Josh Boak, Associated Press The meeting comes as he tries to assure the leaders that the United States can deliver on promises to send tens of billions of dollars' worth of aid to wartime Ukraine and Israel. Continue reading
Oct 20 House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a private meeting. This comes after Jordan failed Friday in a third try for the speaker's gavel. Continue reading
Oct 16 Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press One by one Jordan, has been peeling off detractors who view the Ohio Republican as too extreme. A pressure campaign from Donald Trump allies including Fox News' Sean Hannity is helping to round up support. Continue reading
Oct 13 Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans have chosen Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal party voting. Friday's vote puts the staunch ally of Donald Trump within reach of the speaker's gavel. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 4:35 Scalise withdraws from speaker race, sending GOP search for leader into further chaos By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Alexa Gold 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. Continue watching