Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., weighs in on Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker as his Freedom Caucus problem returns on "The Ingraham Angle." Republicans will meet on Tuesday and vote on their official candidate for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives as conser...
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WASHINGTON —House Speaker Mike Johnsonwon the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after amorning endorsementfrom President-electDonald Trumpahead of a full House vote in the new year. While Johnson (R-La.) has no serious chal...
House Republicans are hearing from the nine GOP lawmakers who are hoping to be the next speaker of the House during a closed-door meeting Monday night.
For instance,McCarthy won the speakership in January on a vote of 216-212, convincing enough of his GOP colleagues who had voted against him to support his bid.The six remaining Republicans who withheld their support for McCarthy up to the final ballot — Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Laur...
Rep. Keith Selfof Texassaid on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, that he would cast his vote for Jordan when the House convenes to elect a new speaker. Rep. Andrew Clydeof Georgia said in astatementthat the country is at a "critical inflection point" that requires House Republ...
The hard-line Freedom Caucus has long wielded political power beyond its modest numbers by withholding backing on party-line votes essential to conducting business in the House, and grinding business to a halt. The vote for speaker is normally a routine display of party unity. McCarthy was nomi...
House begins first round of voting for speaker Shortly after 1 p.m., the House began voting for speaker, with Johnson as the Republican nominee and Jeffries as the Democratic nominee. The trajectory of the vote is not yet clear. By Kathryn Watson ...
“It is now the responsibility of the GOP members to end the House Republican Civil War,” Jeffries said, announcing the Democratic leadership would vote for the motion to oust the speaker. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden “hopes the House will quickly elect a Speak...