Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) signaled his eagerness to get the House of Representatives back to work with his first words from the podium. Immediately after taking the oath of office, the new speaker turned to the full House and asked, “Would you all like to get right into governing?” After …
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A handful of House Republicans have announced their bids for the speakership, while others weigh up their chances, after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the GOP’s nominee, failed in his third try at the leadership role on Friday. The Republican plan to empower the speaker pro tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), …
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House Republicans tried and failed to elect a speaker in a floor vote Oct. 17, prolonging the drama that began with the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) two weeks ago. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was the GOP conference’s second choice to replace Mr. McCarthy, gained 200 votes …
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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” …
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Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line to the presidency would …
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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, …
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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 …
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Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel — or any number of other problems at home and abroad. On Monday, the ousted former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, quickly jumped …
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WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives face new pressure to select a speaker after Israel declared war on Sunday, following a rare attack by Hamas militants that has prompted calls for more U.S. military aid. Some Republicans, including Representative Jim Jordan, a top candidate for the job, also …
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The contest to find the next speaker of the House could become a key factor in future rounds of U.S. support for Ukraine. The House is preparing to select a new speaker after eight Republicans and 208 Democrats voted to vacate Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the position on Tuesday …
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