Politics
Tom Emmer drops out of House Speaker race.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) drops out of the race for speaker hours after he was selected by the conference to…
Kevin McCarthy: “We’re in a very bad position as a party.”
Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the Republican Party is in a “very bad position” as they continue to struggle…
Jim Jordan out as GOP nominee for speaker of the House after losing secret ballot.
The House Republican conference removed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their nominee for speaker of the House on a secret ballot vote…
Interim speaker Patrick McHenry threatens to quit.
Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C) threatened to quit if Republicans push him to try to move legislation on the floor without…
McCarthy tells Gaetz to “sit your ass down” in tense confrontation at GOP meeting.
There was a tense exchange between former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) at Thursday’s closed-door Republican conference meeting…
Anti-Jordan lawmakers reveal their strategy to get him to drop out of speaker race.
Lawmakers who oppose Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) speakership bid are reportedly using a strategy they hope would ultimately pressure him to end…
Jim Jordan will lose more votes on third speaker ballot, Republicans predict.
Some Republican lawmakers are predicting that speaker candidate Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will lose more votes on the third ballot scheduled for…
GOP lawmaker says she received “credible death threats” after voting against Jim Jordan for speaker.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) said she notified authorities about the “credible death threats” she has been receiving after voting against Rep. Jim…
These 22 Republicans voted against Jim Jordan on the second ballot for speaker.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) suffered another embarrassing defeat in his bid for the House speakership on Wednesday as 22 Republicans voted against…
Jim Jordan loses second ballot for speaker.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed to secure the votes to be elected House Speaker on the second ballot Wednesday. The final vote…