Rep. Tom Emmer withdraws bid for U.S. House speaker hours after winning GOP nomination
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) abruptly abandoned his bid to become U.S. House speaker, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination.
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U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama drops out of race to become U.S. House Speaker
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.
Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer announces bid for U.S. House Speaker
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL 6th District) has announced his bid for U.S. House Speaker.
House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker after he fails to win third floor vote
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.
In TV address to the nation, President Biden asks for billions in aid for Israel and Ukraine
President Biden told Americans on Thursday night the country must deepen its support for Ukraine and Israel.
Rep. Jim Jordan says he’s not giving up hope of becoming U.S. House speaker
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.
Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be U.S. House speaker
In private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans pushed aside Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman, in favor of Rep. Steve Scalise, the current majority leader,
McCarthy ouster vote ahead as he confronts GOP critics in U.S. House
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) is confronting his critics head-on as he faces a historic challenge to oust him from leadership.
UPDATE: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs funding before midnight
The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open until November 17.
UPDATE: Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden
The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign.
