Emmer’s nomination lasted only four hours, as his campaign to win over holdout votes hit a brick wall, less time than Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) lasted in their two previous bids. Enough conservative members complained of his voting record, including voting to...
House of Reps Members Climb Over Gates to enter National AssemblyBlocked from entering the National Assembly, opposition All Progressives Congress members of Nigeria's House of Reps members climbed through fences to enter the National Assembly complex in Abuja on Thursday.Premium Times...
It would now take nine members of the Republican conference to trigger a motion to vacate the speakership.
warning the proposal appears to not have properly considered small businesses in the rulemaking process. Reps. Roger Williams (R-TX), chairman of the small business
The effort to oust Johnson has three Republican backers so far: Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Paul Gosar of Arizona. Gosarannouncedhis support after more Democrats than Republicans on Fridayvoted to advance the package, setting it up for final passage on...
The top lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee, Reps. Kay Granger of Texas, R-Texas, and Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., have had a good working relationship, but their bills are shaped by larger forces in the House. That means all eyes are on McC...
Reps. Cloud and Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) put forward a proposal that would limit the price tag of a bill that can pass under suspension — a procedural tool GOP leadership had used to bypass hard-liners when they opposed spending bills — at $100 million. For Palmer, the exception was i...
“And so we went in — the last couple of days — we knew that it was going to be close,” he said. “There were some members that were expressing concerns. And there were a lot of members who weren't here, as well.” Republican Reps.Andy Biggsof Arizona,Tim Burchettof Tennessee,...
Republican Reps. Eli Crane and Andy Biggs, both of Arizona, Matt Rosendale of Montana and Bob Good of Virginia all dropped their opposition to McCarthy in the 15th and final vote of the week by all voting "present" instead. A vote of "present," while not an explicit endorsement, made ...
president's proposal until he can get a roll-call vote on the amendment that would guarantee seven paid sick days for rail workers. Some of the more liberal lawmakers in the House such as Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri tweeted that they couldn't support the ...