Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after weeks of chaos Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
Republican withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning internal nomination Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel. France 24 · Oct 25, 2023
GOP Majority Whip Tom Emmer drops speaker bid after four hours Emmer ends attempt to become speaker after Donald Trump launches vicious attack The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
Texans Pete Sessions, Roger Williams both out in whirlwind day to pick U.S. speaker Sessions dropped out of the race after a first round of voting within the Republican conference. Williams entered the race after the apparent front-runner, Tom Emmer of Minnesota, failed to reach the 217-vote threshold, but later on Tuesday evening and the Texas lawmaker was also out. The Texas Tribune · Oct 24, 2023
Will US Republicans finally elect a House speaker nominee? The 221-member Republican majority in the House have gathered in a closed-door session to vote on a nominee. Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2023
Emmer faces tough road to speaker's gavel on the floor - Roll Call House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, his party's speaker-designate, faces some two dozen potential GOP defections on the floor. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023
Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer has dropped out of House speaker race Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who earlier Tuesday was chosen by House Republicans to be the third speaker nominee in as many weeks, has dropped out. WEKU · Oct 24, 2023
GOP conference ready to vote for speaker Tuesday - Roll Call House Republicans on Monday night expressed some cautious optimism that their time without a leader is nearly over. Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023
Who is House Speaker candidate Byron Donalds? Florida Republican says his focus is on ‘securing our border, funding our government responsibly, advancing a conservative vision’ The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023
Who are the Republican candidates for House of Representatives speaker? Nine congressmen had registered by Sunday’s noon deadline following Jim Jordan’s failed bid to claim the gavel The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2023
These nine Republicans are competing to be next House speaker - Roll Call Vying for speaker: Jack Bergman, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Mike Johnson, Dan Meuser, Gary Palmer, Austin Scott & Pete Sessions. Roll Call · Oct 22, 2023
Who are the 25 Republicans who took down Jim Jordan on third House speaker ballot? Total number of votes for Jordan drops from 199 votes on second ballot to 194 on third, while Jeffries gets 210 The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
GOPer: Pro-Jordan bullying "backfired" An anti-Jordan Republican’s wife reported receiving threats from the MAGA Republican’s allies Salon · Oct 18, 2023
Jim Jordan supporters wave off new scrutiny of Ohio State abuse - Roll Call “Hasn’t this already been dealt with?” one Republican says. Jordan has faced questions for years about how much he knew as a coach at OSU. Roll Call · Oct 10, 2023
Roll Call · Oct 9, 2023 Speaker race enters critical week with new urgency, no clear outcome - Roll Call A divided House Republican Conference returned to the Capitol on Monday night amid urgency to fill its leadership vacuum.
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023 AOC calls out GOP for presenting fake text image in Biden impeachment hearing ‘What was brought out from that fabricated image excluded critical context that changed the underlying meaning and allegation that was presented’
Salon · Sep 28, 2023 GOP inquiry "an unmitigated disaster" The Republican witnesses' testimony appeared to hurt more than help as frustration set in in the chamber
The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023 AOC accuses Republicans of making up evidence in Biden hearing New York Democrat gets each witness in impeachment inquiry to admit they have no firsthand evidence of a crime committed
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the government Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible
Roll Call · Sep 18, 2023 House stopgap bill falters with no Senate backup plan in sight - Roll Call Even if Speaker Kevin McCarthy somehow scrounges up enough votes, it could take a miracle to avoid a partial government shutdown next month.
Roll Call · Sep 17, 2023 House GOP makes first move in stopgap funding fight - Roll Call House Republicans unveiled a stopgap funding measure Sunday night that would avoid a partial government shutdown next month.
Roll Call · Sep 14, 2023 House GOP starts to coalesce around stopgap funding plan - Roll Call The seeds of a plan to avoid a partial government shutdown appeared to be germinating Thursday in the House.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 It's Kamala Harris vs. Ron DeSantis in the fight over Florida's new teachings on slavery Vice President Kamala Harris is now taking a leading role in the Biden administration's response to prospective Republican challengers, and her top target as of late has been Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 DeSantis wants Kamala Harris to meet the controversial right-wing scholar behind Florida’s slavery curriculum The governor invited the VP to discuss the state’s newly approved Black history guidelines
The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2023 DeSantis fatigue grows among Florida Republicans as 2024 campaign falters Governor trails Trump for his party’s presidential nomination but there are signs that support is tailing off in his home state