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 7:54 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Republicans’ struggle to choose a House speaker By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the potential political fallout of the House speaker's race and how it could affect U.S. aid… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 3:57 The next steps for House Republicans after dropping Jim Jordan as speaker nominee By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Matt Loffman At the Capitol, Republican Jim Jordan is out in the race for speaker of the House. GOP lawmakers voted behind closed doors to dismiss him as their nominee after he again failed to win the job on the House floor. Continue watching
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 20 House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for speaker as opposition deepens By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite the fractured GOP majority, elect a new speaker and return to the work of Congress that has been languishing since hard-liners ousted Kevin McCarthy at the start of the month. Continue reading
Oct 18 House Republicans explore options as Jim Jordan comes up short in 2nd speaker vote By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Rep. Jim Jordan has failed to win the vote to become House speaker on crucial second ballot. The GOP's next steps are uncertain as lawmakers float other options. Continue reading
Oct 13 House GOP considers Trump-backed Jim Jordan as speaker. Not all Republicans are in favor By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Attention has swiftly turned to Rep. Jim Jordan, the pugilistic Judiciary Committee chairman as the next potential candidate. 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
Oct 12 Watch 9:27 Jeffries encourages moderate Republicans to join Democrats and end House deadlock By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As Republican infighting complicates the process of electing a new speaker, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York joined Geoff Bennett to discuss who Democrats would like to see holding the gavel and how it is affecting aid for… Continue watching
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