'A disaster': GOP's top speaker prospect loses votes as Republican House fractures
1 year, 2 months ago

'A disaster': GOP's top speaker prospect loses votes as Republican House fractures

Raw Story  

Negotiations about appointing a new Speaker of the House appear to be breaking down among Republicans, as Majority Leader Steve Scalise is actually losing votes rather than gaining them, and Republicans are debating trying to find a different candidate just a day after nominating him. "Congressman Steve Scalise's bid for the speakership of the House of Representatives now appears to be in very serious jeopardy," said anchor Wolf Blitzer. Last night, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna told us she was going to be behind Scalise, but she left that meeting telling my colleague she is going to be voting against him on the floor." "Things seem to be turning in the wrong direction for Steve Scalise," Zanona continued.

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After 3 weeks US House gets a Speaker, Trump aide Mike Johnson secures majority GOP support
1 year, 1 month ago

After 3 weeks US House gets a Speaker, Trump aide Mike Johnson secures majority GOP support

Hindustan Times  

Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conservative leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, the latest House Republican nominee for House Speaker, pumps his fist as the end of voting nears …

Will US Republicans finally elect a House speaker nominee?
1 year, 2 months ago

Will US Republicans finally elect a House speaker nominee?

Al Jazeera  

The 221-member Republican majority in the House have gathered in a closed-door session to vote on a nominee. Republicans in the United States House of Representatives are expected to choose their nominee for speaker after a three-week leadership vacuum that has paralysed the chamber, leaving it unable to vote on urgent funding for Israel and Ukraine. The 221-member Republican majority …

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one
1 year, 2 months ago

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. Afterward, Jordan said simply of his colleagues, “We put the question to them, they made a different decision.” The hard-charging Judiciary …

News Analysis: Republican disarray leaves House unable to function
1 year, 2 months ago

News Analysis: Republican disarray leaves House unable to function

LA Times  

The fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives took a sharp turn Thursday as Republicans proved unable to agree on any plan to consider or pass legislation, leaving the leaderless chamber helpless to address the crises facing the country. On Thursday, the party considered a new plan: empowering North Carolina Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, a longtime McCarthy ally …

Congress chaos: The dysfunction is so bad that a Democrat just suggested George W. Bush be the next House speaker. Let that sink in.
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress chaos: The dysfunction is so bad that a Democrat just suggested George W. Bush be the next House speaker. Let that sink in.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. Obviously, I’m not a real fan of how the Iraq war went, but I would think that any reasonable Republican would be somebody that Democrats could work with.” —Rep. Brad Sherman, Oct. 16, suggesting that …

No speaker makes us look like ‘bunch of idiots’ Georgia Rep. Austin Scott challenges Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House
1 year, 2 months ago

No speaker makes us look like ‘bunch of idiots’ Georgia Rep. Austin Scott challenges Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House

Hindustan Times  

Georgia Representative Austin Scott has thrown his hat into the ring for the Speaker of the House position, setting the stage for a tense battle within the Republican Party. WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: U.S. Rep. Austin Scott speaks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on October 13, 2023 in Washington, …

House Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What’s next?
1 year, 2 months ago

House Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What’s next?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House has been without a leader for more than a week after majority Republicans threw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy and refused to rally around his No. What to know about the road ahead as House Republicans search for the next speaker: WANTED: A NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE McCarthy, R-Calif., was suddenly and unexpectedly removed as …

The 4 bizarre paths that could end the House Speaker crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

The 4 bizarre paths that could end the House Speaker crisis

Raw Story  

With House Majority Leader Steve Scalise bowing out of the contest for House speaker just a day after the Republican conference nominated him and the House still paralyzed following Rep. Kevin McCarthy being ousted, Republicans are in chaos and trying to figure out a path to a new speaker. All eyes are on House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, who was …

Top Republican prospect withdraws from House speaker race as GOP descends into chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

Top Republican prospect withdraws from House speaker race as GOP descends into chaos

Raw Story  

Just a day after being nominated for House Speaker by the Republican Party, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has withdrawn his name from consideration, leaving the GOP's path forward to elect House leadership uncertain, CNN reported on Thursday. "House Republicans met behind closed-doors for more than two hours Thursday afternoon, where the Majority leader urged his detractors to explain their …

Steve Scalise's woes may be 'way worse' than Kevin McCarthy's: report
1 year, 2 months ago

Steve Scalise's woes may be 'way worse' than Kevin McCarthy's: report

Raw Story  

Rep. Steve Scalise is having trouble cobbling together enough votes to become speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reports that his speakership bid is facing serious headwinds. In fact, Sherman writes that Scalise's problems with his own caucus may be "way worse" than McCarthy's were when the California Republican was forced to sit …

Who is Steve Scalise, the Republicans' choice for US House Speaker?
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Steve Scalise, the Republicans' choice for US House Speaker?

Firstpost  

Steve Scalise, a hardline conservative who opposes abortion, immigration and gun control, could become second in line to the presidency after Republicans nominated him for speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday Early one morning in June 2017, Steve Scalise was standing at second base during practice for a politicians’ charity baseball game when a gunman opened fire at …

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function. “I just shared with my colleagues that I’m withdrawing my name as a candidate for speaker-designee,” Scalise, the House majority leader, said …

Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl
1 year, 2 months ago

Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals ballpark in the fall of 2017, a breathtaking comeback for the Republican congressman who just months earlier was fighting for his life after a gunman had opened fire on lawmakers at their own charity baseball game practice. An “American …

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker

LA Times  

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks with reporters after departing a House Republican caucus meeting on Thursday. Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel. “I just shared with my colleagues that I’m withdrawing my name as a candidate for speaker-designee,” Scalise said as he …

Scalise is the GOP’s pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?
1 year, 2 months ago

Scalise is the GOP’s pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Now that House Republicans have chosen Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker, the race is on to secure the 217 votes he will need on the House floor to win the gavel and officially take the place of the ousted Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy, R-Calif., was suddenly and unexpectedly removed as speaker last week after just …

Republicans react as Steve Scalise beats Jim Jordan to become new House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans react as Steve Scalise beats Jim Jordan to become new House speaker

The Independent  

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Steve Scalise is GOP nominee for Speaker — Trump loses his choice
1 year, 2 months ago

Steve Scalise is GOP nominee for Speaker — Trump loses his choice

Raw Story  

Rep. Steve Scalise will likely be the new Speaker of the House, the Daily Beast reported Wednesday. House Republicans spent most of Wednesday morning behind closed doors in the Longworth office building on Capitol Hill, debating over who should take the helm after the previous speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted. In polls, regular Republicans only support Jordan at 28 percent, …

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Deeply divided Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unify and elect the conservative in a public floor vote after the historic ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job. In private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans narrowly pushed aside Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the firebrand Judiciary …

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker

NPR  

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images A week after Kevin McCarthy's unprecedented ouster, Republicans are slated to begin the process of choosing his replacement as speaker of the House on Wednesday. Sponsor Message "We're voting for two things at once: We're voting for a …

House Of Representatives At Standstill As Leaderless Republicans Mull Speaker Options
1 year, 2 months ago

House Of Representatives At Standstill As Leaderless Republicans Mull Speaker Options

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Republicans met Tuesday evening to hear from the two candidates to be the next speaker of the House, but afterward, it appeared doubtful either could win the near-unanimous Republican support needed to get the gavel. One potential deciding factor may be House Republicans’ appetite to take the White House back to the brink of, or …

After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely. Several lawmakers, including Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who engineered McCarthy’s ouster said they would be willing to support either Scalise or Jordan. “I …

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift as Republicans struggle to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and potentially prolonged process of uniting around a new leader. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it a “dangerous situation.” At the White House, President Joe Biden said the American …

McCarthy suffers historic humiliation in House speaker vote — is Steve Scalise up next?
1 year, 11 months ago

McCarthy suffers historic humiliation in House speaker vote — is Steve Scalise up next?

Raw Story  

It's been exactly 100 years since the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker on the first chamber vote. On Tuesday, members of the incoming Republican House majority couldn't elect a speaker after three full rounds of voting, marking a historic humiliation for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California, the House GOP leader and to this point the only plausible …

McCarthy suffers historic humiliation in House speaker vote — is Steve Scalise up next?
1 year, 11 months ago

McCarthy suffers historic humiliation in House speaker vote — is Steve Scalise up next?

Salon  

It's been exactly 100 years since the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker on the first chamber vote. On Tuesday, members of the incoming Republican House majority couldn't elect a speaker after three full rounds of voting, marking a historic humiliation for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California, the House GOP leader and to this point the only plausible …

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