A top House Republican said that if the GOP cannot elect a House speaker in the near future then a “deal will have to be done” with Democrats in the lower chamber, coming after the Democrats’ minority leader made a similar claim. In an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” …
Read More »Rep. Steve Scalise wins the House GOP speaker nomination
Jose Luis Magana/AP Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., to be their nominee for House speaker in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Scalise defeated House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, by a vote of 113-99. That gave Scalise a narrow majority of the Republicans’ 221 votes in the chamber, …
Read More »No Clear GOP Frontrunner for Speaker on Eve of Election
Republicans held a debate with their two candidates for speaker of the House on Oct. 10 and emerged after two hours no closer to identifying the nominee to unite the divided conference. Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), both highly respected within the Republican …
Read More »‘Sleeping On the Job’: GOP Primary Candidates Blame Biden for Hamas Attacks on Israel
Republican presidential hopefuls sounded off on President Joe Biden over the weekend, casting blame on his administration for creating conditions that allowed the terrorist group Hamas to launch a devastating surprise attack on Israel that killed more than 700 people. “Joe Biden’s ineptitude, weakness, and incompetence has led to this …
Read More »ANALYSIS: What to Watch For in Tonight’s 2nd GOP Presidential Debate
The second Republican presidential debate kicks off Sept. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The two-hour event will be aired from 9 to 11 p.m. on both Fox Business Network and Univision. It will be moderated by Fox News’ Dana Perino and Stuart Varney as …
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