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U.S. House of Representatives

Published
October 20, 2023

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

Opposition is growing from Republican colleagues who are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises can win their support.
Published
October 18, 2023

Jim Jordan fails again to win House speakership as colleagues seek options

Angry, frustrated Republican lawmakers are considering their options, including an extraordinary plan that would give the interim speaker-pro-tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., more power.
Published
October 17, 2023

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the 1st ballot, but more votes are ahead

But with public pressure bearing down on lawmakers from Trump's allies including Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, it's unclear how long the holdouts can last.
Published
October 16, 2023

Republican Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote

The political climb has been steep for Jordan, an outsider and founding member of the right-flank Freedom Caucus who is now just votes away from a seat central to U.S power.
Published
October 13, 2023

Golden backs expanded powers for acting speaker

The 2nd District congressman joined other centrist Democrats in calling for expanded powers for Patrick McHenry so the U.S. House of Representatives can resume its work.

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Published
October 13, 2023

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach

Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line to the presidency would move the Republican’s far right into a central seat of U.S. power.
Published
October 12, 2023

House left leaderless as Republican Scalise ends speaker bid

After hours of private meetings over two days and late into Thursday evening at the Capitol, it was clear lawmakers were not budging from their refusal to support the Louisiana Republican.
Published
October 8, 2023

Jim Fossel: House Republicans must end the chaos

Eight lunatics fired Speaker Kevin McCarthy for ... simply doing his job.
Published
October 4, 2023

Supporters of U.S. aid to Ukraine are watching the House turmoil with growing alarm

Leaders dropped $6 billion in Ukraine aid from the temporary funding measure passed Saturday as they focused on passing it quickly, just hours before the government would have shut down.
Published
October 4, 2023

McCarthy’s ouster leaves House adrift as divided Republicans seek a new leader

It is a wide open battle for the job just as Congress faces a new deadline to fund the government by mid-November, but work on that legislation is on hold due to the vacancy in the speaker's office.