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.
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Scalise, R-La., told Republicans in a closed-door meeting late Thursday night that he would drop out of the race.
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
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.
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?
Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said Wednesday on Newsmax, referring to Rep.
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.
Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was among those who never voted for McCarthy, using earlier ballots to support Trump and Reps.
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.
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
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
Chris Stewart, R-Utah, sources familiar with the situation said.Â