LONDON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- British lawmakers are scheduled to elect a new speaker of the House of Commons later Monday to succeed John Bercow, who has been in the powerful post for 10 years. Seven candidates are in the running, including ex-deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman and current...
After a week of campaigning, Majority Leader Steve Scalise isselected by the Republican conferenceas the nominee for speaker by a vote of 113 to 99. He defeats Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a conservative firebrand, in the internal race held behind closed...
The opposition became stronger when John Nance Garner of Texas, speaker of the House of Representatives, won the California Democratic primary. But on the third ballot at the 1932 convention, Garner released his delegates to Roosevelt, who then captured the required two-thirds vote on the fourth...
House Republicans left their meeting Monday night still unclear on how quickly the chamber could elect a new speaker. Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are vying for the position, but some members said they were holding out hope for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to be reinstated to hi...
Describes the anticipated impact of new leadership in the United States House of Representatives. Expected vote for Bob Livingston to be Speaker of the House; Livingston's priority to save Social Security; His ...
Lindsay Hoyleis the new Speaker of the House of Commons. Hoyle, like many of his fellow candidates for the role,sought to emphasisethat he would be very different from John Bercow. One of the main narratives around the election was that the Speaker should be, in the words of C...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans carried out a succession plan Tuesday that they agreed upon a year ago, choosing the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after his 10 years as speaker.
to have different processes and procedures this time around, because it's unified government, and Republicans have control of the Senate and the White House and the House, so it's a very different situation than last Congress was, and they can hold me accountable for that," the speaker ...
Rep. Nancy Pelosi was chosen as the first female Speaker of the House, as reported by The New York Times. The phrase "Madam Speaker" was now part of the American lexicon. 2008: CRISIS ON WALL STREET AS LEHMAN TOTTERS, MERRILL IS SOLD, AIG SEEKS TO RAISE CASH Fibonacci Blue // fickr...
Adams, who’s facing federal corruption charges, was instead on his way to Florida Thursday evening for a meeting Friday with Trump, who has the power to pardon him. Multiple candidates running to unseat Adams, including city Comptroller Brad Lander and his predecessor Scott Stringer, hobnobbed...