Nov 01 WATCH: House rejects effort to expel Rep. George Santos By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Fellow New York Republicans are anxious to distance themselves from a colleague infamous for fabricating his life story and accused of stealing from donors, lying to Congress and receiving unemployment benefits he did not deserve. To succeed, their resolution needs… Continue reading
Oct 26 Mike Johnson may be the new House speaker, but he faces old Republican challenges ahead By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the ally of Donald Trump inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders. Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Both relieved and exultant, Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Continue reading
Oct 25 Republicans select Mike Johnson as latest GOP nominee for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Johnson of Louisiana, a lower-ranked member of the House GOP leadership team, becomes the fourth Republican nominee in what has become an almost absurd cycle of political infighting since Kevin McCarthy's ouster as GOP factions jockey for power. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: House rejects Jim Jordan a third time for speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: House convenes as temporary speaker plan fails and Jordan continues his run By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker's powers to re-open the House. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: Rep. Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership after second ballot By Associated Press Next steps are uncertain as Republican lawmakers float other options. The hard-edged ally of Donald Trump appears to have no path for the gavel. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Jordan falls short in first vote for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Additional voting was postponed as the House hit a standstill, stuck while Rep. Jim Jordan works to shore up support from Republican colleagues to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for the job. Continue reading
Oct 12 Republicans have chosen Scalise as House speaker, but his path is uncertain. What happens next? By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Now the race is on to secure the 217 votes Rep. Steve Scalise will need on the House floor to win the speaker's gavel. Continue reading
Oct 11 Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for House speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press 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. Continue reading