House GOP grasps for answers to speaker vacuum
Among those seen entering the meeting were Freedom Caucus members Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and Bob Good, R-Va., who continue to support Rep.
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Among those seen entering the meeting were Freedom Caucus members Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and Bob Good, R-Va., who continue to support Rep.
Instead of kicking off the formal nominating speeches and votes on the floor Wednesday after coming into session at 3 p.m., Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry recessed the chamber. Rep.
But with no clear front-runner between the two chief candidates — Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio — it wasn’t obvious the conference would be able to unite
But what about those who wanted change, but not the drama of representatives such as Gaetz — and Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., George Santos, R-N.Y., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo?
The ouster of McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday raises a new obstacle for finishing a draft of a five-year food and agriculture bill.
Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker, lawmakers and aides in both chambers believe.
Speaker pro tempore Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., on Wednesday evaded reporters on Capitol Hill, and McCarthy did not respond to a request for comment. But Rep.
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., assumed the acting role of speaker pro tempore after the vote that brought down McCarthy.
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., was named speaker pro tempore immediately after the vote, and called for a recess for members to discuss the matter. "The House will be paralyzed.
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., assumed the role of acting speaker pro tempore and immediately called a recess, as Republicans filed one-by-one to shake McCarthy’s hand and offer their condolences.
John Cornyn, R-Texas, just squinted inside a Capitol elevator when asked if he could imagine a path around a shutdown. Spoiler alert: He did not offer a potential way out.
there’s some controversy about whether or not we’ll make it even on our own side, even though nobody over here disagrees with the rule or disagrees with the bill," Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla
House Financial Services Chairman Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., helped negotiate the spending caps on behalf of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Chris Stewart, R-Utah, is departing Congress in mid-September, leaving open a coveted seat on the Appropriations Committee and kick-starting a scramble among Republicans seeking the spot.Â
"I think there will be more and more evidence that shows up about the Hunter Biden problem," Senate Judiciary ranking member Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday.
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., who worked with Goff in his capacity as chief deputy whip for House Republicans before she left for the White House, called her "top notch."
members and their far-right allies last week shut down the chamber floor after opposing a rule for several bills they supported over frustrations about the debt and spending deal Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif
general election is scheduled for Nov. 7, which means his seat will remain open for more than five months, effectively increasing the edge Republicans have in the majority under Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif
Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., might have even felt ample pressure to drop his blockade of some military nominations.