If Sullivan moves forward, it would be the second such confrontation in just more than a month on the Senate floor. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set up confirmation standalone votes on three Joint Chiefs picks — Gen. C.Q. Brown to be chair, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and ...
When the dust settled on the 2024 elections, there were few surprises in the House of Representatives. A close, competitive fight resulted in a five-seat majority for the Republicans, and neither party scored any unexpected wins. The biggest upset was barely an upset at all, in Nebraska’s ...
Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 in Arlington, the United States, shows a screen displaying the U.S. House of Representatives voting on a motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) The fallout of this week's unprecedented...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives began debating the first of 12 fiscal 2024 spending bills on Wednesday, as lawmakers edged toward a looming showdown with the Democratic-led Senate that could trigger a government shutdown this autumn. The House...
House of Representatives and focuses on the years from 1977 to 1996. This time period includes the tenure of Speakers Thomas O'Neill (D-Ma.), James Wright (D-Tex.), Thomas Foley (D-Wa.), and Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). The literature on the political party in the legislature presents ...
File photo taken on Sept. 29, 2023 shows the U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Front) speaking to the media in Washington, D.C., the United States. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy in an unprecedented move amid...
File photo taken on May 22, 2023 shows U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaking outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described the "continuing resolution" as a "bridge" to...
The House was scheduled to recess no later than Oct. 2 so members can campaign at home for re-election on Nov. 3. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said lawmakers could be on indefinite standby, with 24 hours notice of any vote on a coronavirus aid bill if a deal is reached. ...
Republicans only have a tiny majority in the House of Representatives, and enough of their members are so adamantly opposed to governing that they must rely on Democratic voters for even the simplest necessities of maintaining a government.
Members of the House of Representatives are now voting on the final passage of the debt limit bill. The bill is expected to pass. It needs a simple majority – 218 – to pass. The current CNN whip count has at least 56 votes against the bill – 13 Democrats and 43 Republicans. ...