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...
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...
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker, rendering the position vacant for the first time in more than a century in a stunning and historic event driven by revolt among Republican hardliners. Eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), joined every House Democrat to push McCarthy out. ...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries comments on Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, May 8, Pool House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats’ decision to bolster Speaker Mike Johnson with the votes needed to keep his leadership post ...
'Get back to work': House Oversight to take on government telework in 1st hearing of new Congress FIRST ON FOX: The House Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing of the new Congress next week focused on prolonged pandemic-era telework for federal employees. House Of Representatives Poli...
Rep. Mike Johnson won a closed-door contest on Tuesday night to become his party’s fourth speaker nominee. Now, the Louisiana lawmaker faces the same task that felled the three previous aspirants for the job: securing the 217 votes he needs to win on the House floor. ...
As Republicans squabble over who will be the next speaker, there are essentially no members in the U.S. House of Representatives — only members-elect.
The full House votes to elect the speaker. If Republicans can't coalesce around a consensus candidate, Democrats could attempt to build a coalition with Republicans, Green said. Unlike in January, when the House could not begin its work until a speaker was elected, McHenry will serve in the...
House votes to adopt new rules; raises threshold to make ousting speaker more difficult The House voted 215 to 209 to adopt new rules to govern the lower chamber for the next two years. House Republicans released their proposed rules package on Wednesday, which included a number of changes to...
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