After two rounds of voting, Mike Johnson has the most votes in the House GOP's latest attempt to nominate a speaker, though he’s still short the majority he needs to become the conference nominee. Three candidates are now out of the running: Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (Tenn.) and Rep. Rog...
The article announces the decision of Ray Sansom, the speaker of Florida's House of Representatives, to step down temporarily to deal with investigations into his hiring by a state college. After taking a $110,000-a-year job as the chief fundraiser for Northwest Florida State College, Sansom...
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. Rep.-elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT) (C) talks to Rep.-elect Mark Green (R-TN) (R) and John Leganski, Deputy Chief of Staff for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of...
Republicans met on Capitol Hill to chart a path forward after Jordan fell short of the 217 votes needed to become speaker in the first two rounds of voting earlier in the week. Plans for a third vote Thursday were abandoned. Jordan told colleagues he would support a proposal to allowSpeaker...
New speaker: Rep. Mike Johnson secured the speaker’s gavel without losing any GOP votes Wednesday after weeks of party infighting left the House in chaos. The Louisiana lawmaker has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed ...
House Republicans are expected to huddle tohash out what they'll do next. It's unclear whether they will take more votes this afternoon, or begin searching for an alternative way to handle the speaker situation. By Kathryn Watson https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/house-speaker-vote-live...
“I think it’s something that should be a priority for him as speaker of the House. I know it was under Speaker McCarthy,” Greene said, adding that if the ex-GOP leader was still in charge he would have “discussed a path to make it successful. But I haven’t heard from Speaker...
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The fact that Johnson has had to rely on overwhelming Democratic support to pass the funding bills “becomes an opportunity for negotiations,” said Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the House’s top Democratic appropriator. The speaker alsoacknowledged privately to his conferencelast week that the n...
Francis turns around and undermines her by encouraging Walker to stand firm against pro-union Speaker of the House Bob Birch. Meanwhile, when SanCorp lobbyist Remy Danton offers to double their financial commitment to the CWI, Francis tells Claire to refuse the money so they won’t owe the ...