Tag: Republicans

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is followed by reporters as he crosses Independence Ave. just after being elected the new majority leader by the Republican Conference, replacing Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., who was defeated in his primary earlier this month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Conservative Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., is taking McCarthy's place as GOP whip. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Blue-state congressman holds House’s No 2 GOP post

Kevin Freking · June 22, 2014 4:32 pm

Rep. Steve Scalise played a crucial role in whipping votes for a flood insurance bill that split congressional conservatives, drawing notice on Capitol Hill at a time when ambitious House Republicans are jockeying for leadership positions in 2015. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Steve Scalise wins role of new House majority whip

Susan Ferrechio · June 19, 2014 8:17 pm

California Congressman Kevin McCarthy will likely win the election this week for House majority leader. (AP Photo)

House GOP picks Kevin McCarthy as majority leader

Susan Ferrechio · June 19, 2014 7:14 pm

Republican 7th District congressional candidate Dave Brat gestures as he speaks during a media briefing in front of his headquarters in Richmond, Va., Thursday. (AP/Steve Helber)

Dave Brat doesn’t have a 23-year-old campaign manager anymore

Betsy Woodruff · June 19, 2014 6:25 pm

Tom Cotton and the Farm Bill

Jay Cost · June 19, 2014 3:00 am

House Republican Policy Committee member Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., joins other members of the committee for a news conference on the first day of the oral arguments in the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act March 26, 2012 in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The underdog in the House majority whip race says he has 50 backers

David M. Drucker · June 18, 2014 10:07 pm

Are the two political parties about to crack up?

Michael Barone · June 18, 2014 8:36 pm

Head of conservative caucus holds lead in race for House whip

David M. Drucker · June 18, 2014 6:52 pm

"I want every member to feel relevant again," Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, pledged when he addressed a crowd of about 50 lawmakers. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Many House Republicans feel irrelevant, candidates say

Susan Ferrechio · June 18, 2014 5:40 pm

Marlin Stutzman, of Indiana, was elected in 2010 as part of a freshman class that created the largest Republican majority since World War II. (AP Photo)

A new rallying cry in the House: ‘Remember the class of 2010’

David M. Drucker · June 18, 2014 2:42 pm

Kevin McCarthy of California and Raul Labrador of Idaho both figure prominently in the battle for the House Republican leadership. (AP Photos)

Examiner Editorial: House GOP leadership votes may decide 2014 election

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2014 10:55 pm

House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks during a news conference September 25, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Steny Hoyer: Another shutdown unlikely because Republicans ‘are not stupid’

Sean Lengell · June 17, 2014 5:09 pm