Jordan faces grim prospects in speaker’s fight after whirlwind week for House GOP
CNN — After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and…
Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise’s speakership bid in peril
CNN — The House Republican Party is sliding even deeper into disarray as it feuds over its next speaker, apparently oblivious to the picture of US government dysfunction it is…
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Rep. Steve Womack attends a House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in March. Leah Millis/Reuters Arkansas Republican Rep. Steve Womack criticized the proposed GOP conference…
Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds as crisis unfolds in Israel
CNN — The House speakership drama enters a new week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as speaker…
House lawmakers discuss how to address intelligence briefings on Israel without speaker
CNN — House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a…
Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House speaker
CNN — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House Friday. In a post on Truth Social shortly after midnight, Trump said Jordan…
House devolves into angry round of retribution following McCarthy’s ouster
CNN — As Kevin McCarthy was on the brink of losing his speakership, some of his allies delivered a not-so-veiled threat to GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina: If…
Jim Jordan confirms he’s running for House speaker
CNN — Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Wednesday became the first Republican to publicly say he’ll run to be the next House speaker, aiming to replace Kevin McCarthy, who…
An early look at possible successors to McCarthy for House speaker
CNN — Following Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as House speaker, names have started to emerge as possible successors to take over the gavel. With McCarthy announcing Tuesday night he will…
McCarthy will not run for speaker again after House votes to oust him
CNN — Kevin McCarthy will not run for speaker again after the House ousted him from the top leadership post in a historic vote on Tuesday, a move that threatens…