Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. was an American politician who served as a Democratic representative from Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–87) and as speaker of the House (1977–86). He was a tireless advocate for social causes, and he f
There are also long-term funding bills to consider.Johnson wants the House to pass the remaining FY 2024 appropriations bills in the coming weeks. But many of those include lightning-rod cultural issues that divide Republicans, as moderates balk at taking politically poisonous votes and conservatives...
Rep. Mike Johnson was elected as the 56th speaker of the House Wednesday after three failed GOP tries. Unlike in previous ballots, every single Republican voted for him, giving him 220 votes. The hard-liner and 2020 election denier said the House will have...
House of Representatives?Read full article: TELL US: What are your thoughts on the multiple votes for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives? After three days of voting, we are in the midst of the longest contest for U.S. Speaker of the House in 164 years. No description ...
The essay discusses femininity and feminine style in politics, focusing on the portrayal of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in the media. The depiction of female politicians in the media, the 2010 Health Care Reform Act, and Pelosi's opinions on her personal success are discussed, ...
The House GOP brass pulled the rules package after the speaker’s tumult. It’s unclear if Republicans have the votes to adopt the plan. But, it may have been a bit rich for the GOP to advance the plan in the dead of night after excoriating Democrats. But the good news is that ...
Many of his colleagues predicted that Meuser would have received among the lowest votes of the declared candidates during Tuesday's scheduled balloting. But that slight winnowing of the field didn't leave Republicans any closer to confidence that their latest closed-door speaker votes can produce ...
House.gov Oct 04, 2023, 4:47 AM CST House votes to remove McCarthy as speaker -- a historic first In a 45-minute roll call vote, the House moved to oust McCarthy as speaker. The final vote was 216 to 210 in favor of Gaetz's motion to ...
to think of us as Janna and Paul and Charlie, Liza and Sam. Not as here comes the speaker of the House or here comes that guy who has those votes I don't like. Or whatever it would be. I want to be as a family here in Janesville a very included, normal, whatever that means,...
Still, they vowed Thursday to not back down as Jordan tried for a third day to win the 217 Republican votes he needs to become speaker. It's just the latest twist in the contentious intra-party feud that has consumed House Republicans since the unprecedented removal of Kevin McCarthy more ...