The House will vote at noon on Tuesday to determine if Kevin McCarthy will be the next speaker -- though it's possible the vote will spark more questions than answers
came out on top as House Republicans met Wednesday to pick their nominee for Speaker. The conference was closely divided between the House majority leader from Louisiana and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Indeed the final vote was close — a win by 14 votes. But a ...
Support for McCarthy dwindled over the first three days of voting from 203 votes on Tuesday to 200 by the 11th vote on Thursday, falling far short of the number needed to win the speakership. He needed support from more than half of the lawmakers who cast their ballots. With 222 Republi...
Some Republicans wanted to go straight into a vote on other candidates after Tom Emmer dropped out, but it was technically in violation of conference rules. Sarah Ferris 10/24/2023, 5:05pm ET Oct 2023 Emmer drops speakership bid Donald Trump and his allies had started whipping against the ...
"We're going to dispense with all the usual ceremonies and celebrations that traditionally follow a new speakership because we have no time for either one," Johnson said after the vote. "The American people's business is too urgent in this moment. The hour is late. The crisis is great....
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House Democrats have at least 233-vote majority in the new Congress, but some Democratic lawmakers have pledged that they won't back Pelosi for speaker. Pelosi predicted the opposition will not stymie her speakership, saying that she expects to "have a powerful vote as we go forward." ...
But the vote on Tuesday did not bear out his optimism. Jordan had only 200 votes Tuesday, and then Wednesday, he had lost ground and ended up with 199 Republicans supporting him, well short of the 217 he needed to win. In the past: Winning the speakership without 217 ...
The vote's failure blindsided GOP leadership. The last time a rule failed in the House was in 2002. The standoff carried into Wednesday and comes as House Freedom Caucus members have floated trying to oust McCarthy from the speakership over the debt ceiling deal. "House Leadership couldn...
Johnson huddles with lawmakers on the House floor with vote open The speaker huddled with a number of Republicans as the vote wrapped and the chamber waited for the tally to be officially called, including the three men who voted against him — Self, Massie and Norman. ...