House GOP again rejects raising bar for speaker candidate
If the candidate received at least 217 GOP votes in conference by roll call on the question of committing to support that nominee on the floor, Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T.
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House members discuss lifting limits on speaker pro tem power
The delay in the effort to get 217 Republicans to back anyone for speaker is leading some House members to start reconsidering the idea that Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T.
Scalise working to lock down speaker votes as pessimism grows
Ryan, R-Wis., have actively aided their conference’s leadership picks during times of transition. Rep.
Scalise bows out of speaker race
Scalise, R-La., told Republicans in a closed-door meeting late Thursday night that he would drop out of the race.
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.
Speaker race enters critical week with new urgency, no clear outcome
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
House Republicans set speaker election schedule
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., the speaker pro tempore, asking for a change to conference rules that would temporarily raise the vote threshold within the conference to elect a speaker.
Is this the leadership America deserves? Seriously?
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?
House uncertainty puts shutdown specter right back on the table
Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker, lawmakers and aides in both chambers believe.
‘Mean and petty’: Democrats slam hideaway evictions of Hoyer, Pelosi
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.
McCarthy becomes first speaker in history ousted
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.
How the vote to boot Speaker McCarthy played out inside the chamber
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.
Spending turmoil rocks House GOP with deadline weeks away
House Financial Services Chairman Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., helped negotiate the spending caps on behalf of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
McCarthy’s impeachment surprise could gobble up limited floor time
"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.
Who emerged from the debt talks stronger? Mostly America’s creditors
Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., might have even felt ample pressure to drop his blockade of some military nominations.
Still steaming over debt deal, conservatives derail House action
Chip Roy, R-Texas, referring to the debt limit package. "We warned them not to cut that deal without coming down and sitting down and talk[ing] to us.
IRS budget battle not over after debt ceiling agreement
John Cornyn, R-Texas, a member of the tax-writing Finance Committee, described the clawback plans as a "good down payment" toward rescinding the full $80 billion.
Debt limit rule adopted after Democrats ride to rescue
"If you’re in the majority, you have the responsibility of running this place and and he seems to have a problem being able to do that," McGovern said, referring to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.