Rep. Mike Johnson, a little-known Congressman from Louisiana and lower-ranked member of Republican leadership, was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday. Summary Rep. Mike Johnson, a little-known Congressman from Louisiana and lower-ranked member of Republican leadership, was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday. Johnson’s ascension ends three weeks of Republican infighting kicked off by the shock ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson was Republicans’ fourth nominee for speaker after previous nominees Steve Scalise, the majority leader, Jim Jordan, the …
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In the 21 days since former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster, House Republicans have cycled through two speakers-designate – Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan – to no avail. Can one of the new candidates break the logjam? …
Can Jim Jordan succeed where McCarthy and Scalise failed? Summary Jim Jordan is now the third Republican to be nominated for Speaker in the 118th Congress after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted and Majority Leader Steve …
Barely 24 hours after Kevin McCarthy’s unprecedented ouster at the hands of House Democrats and their 8 Republican collaborators, the battle for the gavel has begun. Summary House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Judiciary Chair …
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was removed from his position on Tuesday after eight House Republicans colluded with Democrats to remove him in the first-ever successful use of a “motion to vacate the chair.” Summary House Speaker …
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said Sunday that he would follow through on months of threats to file a “motion to vacate the chair” to try and oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Summary Rep. Matt Gaetz …
Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Tuesday that the House of Representatives would open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over allegations of corruption and bribery. Summary Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Tuesday that the House …