Rep. Marcia Fudge drops out of running for speaker, backs Pelosi
The top potential rival to Nancy Pelosi for House speaker dropped out of the running Tuesday, delivering a blow to efforts to topple the California Democrat.
16 Democrats say they’ll oppose Pelosi, back ‘new leadership’
The California Democrat is favored by most Democrats to lead them. But 16 votes against Nancy Pelosi might block her from getting the 218 votes, a House majority, that she'd need to win the speakership.
Trump jumps in to offer aid to Democrat Pelosi’s speaker bid
President Donald Trump is jumping in to offer some help, saying Saturday that he could “perform a wonderful service” by rounding up Republican votes for Pelosi’s candidacy.
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How Speaker Ryan is retooling the GOP agenda
In his first four working weeks, new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan presided over passage of a $600 billion defense bill, a bill to tighten screening of Syrian refugees and a five-year highway bill. Political director Lisa Desjardins offers…
Watch a live stream of House Speaker Paul Ryan's first formal weekly news conference from the Capitol, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EST.
House Republicans nominated Rep. Paul Ryan on Wednesday to become the chamber's next speaker, rallying behind a youthful overachiever they hope will guide them out of weeks of internal feuding and disarray and point the party toward accomplishments they can…
WASHINGTON -- Speaker John Boehner is pressing ahead with one last deal as he heads for the exits, pushing to finalize a far-reaching, two-year budget agreement with President Barack Obama before handing Congress' top job over to Rep. Paul Ryan…
In our news wrap Thursday, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan won support for his possible bid for House speaker from moderates, mainstream conservatives and a group of fiscal conservatives who opposed John Boehner. Also, President Obama vetoed a $600 billion defense…
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