Nov 13 Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general By Michelle L. Price, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation's top prosecutor. Continue reading
Oct 27 Evangelical conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat By Peter Smith, Associated Press Religious conservatives cheered Johnson's election as speaker this week; he brought his Bible to the rostrum before taking the oath of office and said God is the one that raises up political leaders. Continue reading
Oct 24 Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after GOP nomination By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Emmer, the GOP Whip, reversed course after Donald Trump objected to his nomination and hardliners in the House denied the party leader the votes he would need. Continue reading
Oct 03 Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. What happens next? By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 03 Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: McCarthy confronts challenge to his leadership, rules out power-sharing with Democrats By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: House votes to oust McCarthy as speaker after GOP critics rebel By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 02 Rep. Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House By Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 02 Rep. Gaetz threatens to oust Speaker McCarthy after deal averting government shutdown By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 01 Rep. Matt Gaetz sets sights on ousting Kevin McCarthy from speaker’s chair By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. “Bring it on,” McCarthy responded. Continue reading