Tag: House of Representatives

Motions to vacate introduced or voted on in US history

Rachel Schilke · October 8, 2023 3:00 am

President Joe Biden speaks as he holds a meeting to receive a briefing on Ukraine in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Washington.

Reporter's Notebook

Reporter’s Notebook: Biden versus chaos — a winning message?

Washington Examiner Staff · October 7, 2023 4:00 pm

What not having a speaker means for Congress’s response to Hamas

What not having a speaker means for Congress’s response to Hamas

Christopher Hutton · October 7, 2023 3:05 pm

Kevin Hern will not run for speaker to give Jordan and Scalise chance to win support

Reese Gorman · October 7, 2023 2:34 pm

Pelosi denies McCarthy claims she promised to back him in vote to kick him from office

Christopher Hutton · October 7, 2023 1:22 pm

The Debrief with Hugo Gurdon: How the Florida Man meme applies to Matt Gaetz

Washington Examiner Staff · October 7, 2023 1:10 pm

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is surrounded by press and police on the way to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

How Kevin McCarthy’s ouster affects the GOP’s fundraising operation

Gabe Kaminsky · October 7, 2023 11:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Our self-destructive House

Adam Carrington · October 7, 2023 10:02 am

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a senior member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, leaves a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.

Republicans pitch rule change to internal speaker nominations in effort to avoid floor fight

Misty Severi · October 7, 2023 12:33 am

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) arrives to meet with members at the Capitol in Washington on July 22, 2021. Scalise has emerged as a leading contender to replace McCarthy, who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-line conservatives.

Scalise touts ‘long, proven record’ of ‘unifying’ party in pitch for speaker

Misty Severi · October 6, 2023 10:45 pm

Former House Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) departs the office still bearing his nameplate after a day of meetings at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. McCarthy was voted out of the job of speaker this week by a contingent of hard-line conservatives in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history.

McCarthy announces he’ll complete full term and run for reelection

Cami Mondeaux · October 6, 2023 8:45 pm

Biden says some speaker candidates ‘would be easier to work with than others’

Christian Datoc · October 6, 2023 5:41 pm