Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he’s open to negotiating an end to his blockade of almost 400 military nominees after meeting with fellow Republican senators.
The Senate confirmed three top military officers on Thursday — including the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — as bipartisan frustration swirled around Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) for blocking hundreds more nominees.
Republican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) on his blockade of almost 400 military officers, taking over the Senate floor for hours to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate.
U.S. House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) as their latest nominee for House speaker late Tuesday.
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) abruptly abandoned his bid to become U.S. House speaker, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Alabama) is among those who have dropped out of the race to become U.S. House Speaker, which is now down to six candidates.
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL 6th District) has announced his bid for U.S. House Speaker.
Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the ally of Donald Trump failed on a third ballot for the gavel.
President Biden told Americans on Thursday night the country must deepen its support for Ukraine and Israel.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel, leaving Republicans few viable options after his backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker’s powers to re-open the House.
