Jordan loses ground on second speaker ballot
Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., changed her vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to Jordan.
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Jordan falls short on speaker election first ballot
Other GOP votes for Scalise over Jordan were Tony Gonzales, R-Fla.; John Rutherford, R-Fla.; Mike Kelly, R-Pa.; Steve Womack, R-Ark.; Mike Simpson, R-Idaho; and Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas
Speaker race: Crossing the river Jordan with advice for House Democrats
Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, succeeds in Tuesday’s expected floor vote by bludgeoning GOP moderates into submission, his time as speaker would probably be limited to less than 15 months.
‘Oh, come on!’ Groans, eye rolls and gritted teeth as Jordan loses first speaker round
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., making official what everyone in the chamber Tuesday already knew: The Republican Party remains headless in the House.
Jordan tries to sway holdouts ahead of high-stakes vote
Mike Kelly, R-Pa., also said he’d vote for Scalise on the floor.
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 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 vote timing uncertain as Jordan backers hold out
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.
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?
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At the Races: The cost of chaos
Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said Wednesday on Newsmax, referring to Rep.
House removal of speaker adds hurdle for new farm bill
The ouster of McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday raises a new obstacle for finishing a draft of a five-year food and agriculture bill.
‘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.
After disappointing election, McCarthy’s reign was rocky from the start
Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was among those who never voted for McCarthy, using earlier ballots to support Trump and Reps.
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.
Colleagues honor Feinstein as death leaves Senate vacancy
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee who formally objected when Schumer tried to make the temporary replacement, said circumstances would be different in the event of a