There is no room in America for racism, sexism, antisemitism, xenophobia and hate. I voted to condemn the President's tweets today but I hope that Speaker Pelosi also considers holding members of her own party accountable to the same degree to which she holds th...
House Republicans are concerned that none of the declared speaker candidates will be able to get the requisite 217 votes on the House floor. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul told CNN, “It’s going to be very difficult, but we have to get there.” And Rep. Vern Buc...
'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...
The House adjourned until Wednesday at noon, indicating no votes will take place Tuesday night on any pending speaker nominations. The action comes as Republicans are gathered to hear from their latest batch of five speaker contenders after Rep. Tom Emme
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unilaterally launched the inquiry in September, even though he had previously criticized Democrats for taking the same step in 2019 when they launched the first impeachment probe of then-President Donald Trump without taking a vote at the beginning. The vote came...
Obama asks Congress "to finish its work" on health reform . . Reform has already passed the House with a majority. It has already passed the Senate with a super-majority of 60 votes," said President Obama. Now was the time for Congress to vote yes or no. Standing among white coated ...
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...
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre praised the bill on Wednesday, noting that the administration hopes to see it completed so that it can be sent to the president's desk. The popularity of the application may make passing the bill challenging in an election year. Last month, even...
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 Republicans in the House, he could only afford to lose a handful of votes....
Johnson wins reelection as speaker in dramatic vote to open new Congress More Political News Facing South Florida Jim talks one-on-one with State Rep. Anna Eskamani Jim talks one-on-one with State Rep. Chip LaMarca Jim talks one-on-one with N. Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph Ji...