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...
Sure, it had already passed the House and the Senate AND negotiated through the conference committee that ironed any differences between the two versions, but Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and then House Majority Whip Roy Blunt came to the conclusion ...
It’s been almost two weeks since a petty revolt among Republicans led to the first successful vote to overthrow a speaker of the House. Since the removal of Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the House GOP has been running around in circles trying to find someone — anyone — who can garner en...
Washington —House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Tuesday that the House will move forward with a plan to vote on a partisan stopgap measure to keep the government funded this week, despite Democratic opposition and intra-party pushback thatfoiled a voteon the measure last week. "Congress has...
villain of GOP advertising may be coming to an end, even as the party clings as tight as ever to the strategy. While the 82-year-old Speaker is running for re-election, it is widely rumored in Washington that she will step down as leader if Democrats lose the House majority in ...
Crenshaw, a member of the Intelligence panel, added: “The speaker needs to remember that there isn't only one group that can threaten them. … Just do not teach the lesson that the only way for us to be effective here is threatening, because I'll take the lesson and I'll do it.”...
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) to move the legislation through the House of Representatives. (Anna Moneymaker) Biden, in his speech, accused Trump of siding with the Russian dictator, calling the comments "dumb," "shameful," "dangerous" and "un-American." Put aside whether Biden...
House Republicans passed a rules package Monday for the 118th Congress in a vote that was seen as an early test of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to lead his slim GOP majority following last week’s prolonged battle to win the gavel. The package governs how the House will operate for ...
It may still be days before enough races are called to determine who controls the House, but the dynamic means that Republicans have a slight advantage in keeping their thin majority. House Speaker Mike Johnson is upbeat about the GOP’s chances of sweeping into power, but House Democratic Lea...
THE VOTE FOR HOUSE SPEAKER "But I am running out of time to win over my colleagues. Can I count on your support as I fight for a conservative Speaker...and finally put the Establishment on notice," Biggs added, including a link where donations could be made. Democrats are al...