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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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.
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.
Rep. Jim Jordan fails again to win House speaker position as colleagues seek other options
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed again Wednesday on a second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of former President Donald Trump losing support from more GOP colleagues.
Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot, but more voting likely
Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel.
Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker
Republicans have chosen Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.
GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become U.S. House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee
Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to support him.
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,
House Republicans push through defense bill offering pay raise for service members, but limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts
The U.S. House has passed a defense bill that provides an expected 5.2% pay raise for service members but blocks abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender care.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Welcomes Fellow House Members to Montgomery
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) is welcoming fellow Ways and Means Committee Racial Equity Initiative co-chairs to Montgomery.
