Tag: House of Representatives

Temporary powers aside, don’t expect an end to speaker drama soon

Conn Carroll · October 18, 2023 8:15 pm

Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., left, and Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., voted against Jim Jordan for speaker, favoring changes to the SALT cap.

SALT deduction back in focus as New York Republicans flex muscles in speaker debate

Zach Halaschak · October 18, 2023 8:13 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.

John Boehner nominated for job Republicans tried to push him out of almost a decade ago

Rachel Schilke · October 18, 2023 8:05 pm

Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) flipped their votes in favor of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) during the second round of the speakership election on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Who are the two Republicans who flipped their vote in favor of Jordan?

Rachel Schilke · October 18, 2023 5:46 pm

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, center, listens at the end of the second ballot, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Speaker vote: The 22 Republicans who voted no on Jim Jordan’s second ballot

Jack Birle · October 18, 2023 5:18 pm

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), center, confers with former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), top left, as Republicans try to elect the Judiciary Committee chairman and a top Trump ally to be the new House speaker at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

Jordan falls short of House speakership in second vote as GOP scrambles

Cami Mondeaux · October 18, 2023 5:17 pm

Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, then-chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, joined at left by Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., the ranking member, makes closing remarks following testimony by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, at the Capitol in Washington, June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biosafety reforms emerge as bipartisan opening in House in wake of pandemic

Gabrielle M. Etzel · October 18, 2023 4:00 pm

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) listens after he was not successful in the first ballot, as Republicans try to elect him to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

House speaker vote today LIVE: House not expected to return for third vote tonight after Jordan fails on second bid

Washington Examiner · October 18, 2023 3:50 pm

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Washington. Having lost the first vote to become House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will try again today on a decisive second ballot that will test whether the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump can win over the holdouts or if his bid for the gavel is collapsing.

WATCH LIVE: House to reconvene for second vote on Jordan speakership bid

Jack Birle · October 18, 2023 3:00 pm

Jordan allies temper expectations ahead of second round speaker vote

David Sivak · October 18, 2023 2:04 pm

Speaker Vote: Dave Joyce to file resolution to empower McHenry’s powers as pro tempore

Julia Johnson · October 18, 2023 2:02 pm

The Capitol is seen at sunrise on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Washington.

Speaker vote: Three things to watch for in the Wednesday House session

Jack Birle · October 18, 2023 1:56 pm