Democrats' decision to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker could haunt them in the fight over government spending as they negotiate with a successor who has fresh political capital.
The stunning rise of newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) marks the end of weeks of chaos in the House and the Republican Conference. After bitter and personal battles sank three other Speaker options, House Republicans found Johnson to be the conservative constitutionalist with a dash of Southern charm that they needed to end the…
Twenty-five Republicans blocked Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) from winning the Speakership on Friday, marking the third time this week the Judiciary Committee chairman has fallen short of clinching the gavel. Jordan received 194 votes, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) won 210 votes. S
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyAs House Republicans sink deeper into an unprecedented mess of their own making, their biggest problem isn’t that they are unable to agree.It’s that they can’t even agree on not agreeing.On Thursday, the House’s 16th day without an elected Speaker, the GOP conference was on the brink of admitting their intractable differences and considering a temporary power structure to allow them to work out their issues while resuming legislative bus
Twenty-five Republicans blocked Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) from winning the Speakership on Friday, marking the third time this week the Judiciary Committee chairman has fallen short of clinching the gavel. Jordan received 194 votes, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) won 210 votes. Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) got six votes, former Speaker…