Washington — House Republicans issued a subpoena Tuesday to a federal prosecutor involved in the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden, demanding answers for what they allege is Justice Department interference in the yearslong case into the president’s son. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, called on Lesley Wolf, the assistant U.S. … Read more
Six of the eight Republican candidates for House speaker voted to decertify the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021, in the hours after the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Voted to certify 2020 presidential election results Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the majority whip and the highest ranking Republican running for speaker, is one of … Read more
Six of the eight Republican candidates for House speaker voted to decertify the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021, in the hours after the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Voted to certify 2020 presidential election results Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the majority whip and the highest ranking Republican running for speaker, is one of … Read more
Alabama GOP U.S. House member Gary Palmer says he wants to be the next Speaker. UCLA’s Promise Institute assembled a list of candidates who were considered “election deniers” and “election skeptics” before the 2022 midterm election. Palmer was listed as an election skeptic, which was defined by the New York Times as someone who criticized … Read more
Washington — House Republicans voted to drop Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker after he failed to win a majority three times this week, sending the party back to the drawing board and leaving the House leaderless for at least three more days. The House Republican Conference gathered for a closed-door meeting Friday … Read more
McHenry became speaker pro tempore — or “for the time being” — when the seat was vacated by the vote to oust Kevin McCarthy on Oct. 3. The Constitution says nothing about the authority of the House speaker or what happens when the position is vacant. The process for replacing the speaker is instead laid … Read more
CNN — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan again failed to win the House speaker’s gavel in a second vote on Wednesday, faring worse than he did during the first round of voting one day earlier. The loss raises serious questions over whether the Ohio Republican has a viable path forward as he confronts steep opposition and … Read more
Following Jordan’s failure to win the needed votes to become speaker, support is growing behind a proposal to empower Rep. Patrick McHenry, who has been serving as the temporary speaker. McHenry was appointed speaker pro tempore by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy under a rule that was adopted by the House after the Sept. 11, 2001, … Read more
Following Jordan’s failure to win the needed votes to become speaker, support is growing behind a proposal to empower Rep. Patrick McHenry, who has been serving as the temporary speaker. McHenry was appointed speaker pro tempore by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy under a rule that was adopted by the House after the Sept. 11, 2001, … Read more
Washington — GOP Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure the support needed to become House speaker in the first round of voting on Tuesday, leaving the lower chamber without a leader for at least another day as he tries to cobble together enough support to win the gavel. Jordan lost the support of 20 of his … Read more