Politics

Republicans self-destruct again in US Speaker saga

The Republican nominees for Speaker of the US House have developed the political lifespan of mayflies.

October 25, 2023

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Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Green opposed the party's latest speaker nominee / REUTERS

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October 24, 2023

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Republicans back to square one as Speaker crisis deepens

October 21, 2023

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October 21, 2023

Who is running for House speaker? These are the Republicans aiming for the top job after Jordan's exit

The earliest the House could elect a new speaker is Tuesday.

October 21, 2023

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win the vote to become House speaker on a crucial second ballot. Next steps are uncertain.

October 21, 2023

Jim Jordan forced out of House speaker race after losing secret ballot

epublican colleagues vote against Ohio congressman’s continued bid after his third failed attempt to corral support

October 21, 2023

Jim Jordan at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 19 October. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

October 19, 2023

The Symbiotic, Democracy-Eroding Relationship Between Donald Trump and Jim Jordan

Jordan is a perfect ally for Trump, and a walking embodiment of a radicalized G.O.P. That won’t change, even if his Speaker bid fails because enough Republicans from Biden-majority districts hold the line.

October 19, 2023

If Jim Jordan were to be elected as Speaker, it would signal that the Republican Party had formally accepted its role as a mere appendage to an insurrectionary right-wing movement.Photograph by Chip Somodevilla / Getty

October 19, 2023

Who is Patrick McHenry, Kevin McCarthy’s interim replacement as House speaker?

October 19, 2023

Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.) was named speaker pro tempore after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as House speaker. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

October 19, 2023

Jordan Won’t Force Third Vote and Endorses Empowering Temporary Speaker

The hard-line Republican from Ohio has run headlong into opposition from a bloc of mainstream G.O.P. holdouts.

October 19, 2023

Representative Jim Jordan was defeated again on Wednesday when the number of Republicans refusing to back him grew.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times

October 19, 2023

Jim Jordan to keep up flailing bid for US House speaker in third round of voting

Republican infighting over speakership has left the chamber effectively shut down for more than two weeks

October 19, 2023

The House on Wednesday failed to elect a new speaker in the second round of voting, in Washington DC on 18 October 2023. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

October 19, 2023

Trump Is Winning Over Swing-State Voters Wary of Biden’s Economic Plan

Voters in seven states trust Trump more on economy, poll shows
Suburban women swing-state voters are a bright spot for Biden

October 19, 2023

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Drake Enterprises in Clinton Township, Michigan, on Sept. 27.Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg

October 18, 2023

Jim Jordan gets fewer votes in second vote for speaker than first

It was not the day of triumph that Jim Jordan had hoped for.

October 18, 2023

GETTY IMAGES | Jim Jordan (centre) was unable to rally his party behind hi

October 17, 2023

Jordan Loses Initial US House Speaker Vote, Likely Stays in Race

Jordan says he plans another speaker vote later Tuesday

October 17, 2023

Jim Jordan attends the first round of voting for a new speaker of the House Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

October 17, 2023

Jim Jordan fails to win House speaker vote on first ballot

October 17, 2023

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, left, the former speaker, and Rep. Jim Jordan, lower right, the man who wants to replace him, during the first round of voting on Tuesday.Credit...Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

October 17, 2023

Jordan Inches Closer to Speakership, but Republican Holdouts Remain

Representative Jim Jordan won over several mainstream members of his party, but was still short of the votes needed to win the gavel.

October 17, 2023

Representative Jim Jordan won his party’s nomination for the speaker post on Friday.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times

October 16, 2023

Trump ‘does not have the right to say and do exactly what he pleases,’ Judge Chutkan says

District Judge Tanya Chutkan, often the target of Trump’s attacks, has previously warned the former president that comments he or his attorneys make could threaten the case.

October 16, 2023

October 15, 2023

How candidate Trump’s claims boost legal risks for defendant Trump

.“I can do whatever I want,” former president Donald Trump, who is facing four criminal trials, declared at a rally.

October 15, 2023

Former president Donald Trump speaks at an event in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 11, 2023. (Saul Martinez/for The Washington Post )

October 13, 2023

House GOP picks Jim Jordan as speaker nominee amid leadership crisis

On Friday, Jordan won the speaker nomination against GOP Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia – who made a surprise last-minute bid – in a 124-81 vote.

October 13, 2023

October 12, 2023

Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race

Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to become Speaker of the House just a day after his party nominated him.

October 12, 2023

October 11, 2023

Closer to a new speaker of the House? Republicans back Steve Scalise behind closed doors

Unclear if Scalise can get the votes to win gavel

October 11, 2023

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is seen on Capitol Hill as House Republicans have decided to nominate Scalise for Speaker of the House on Oct. 11, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Credits: Craig Hudson, Craig Hudson-USA TODA

October 11, 2023

Republicans to introduce resolution to ‘rid the House of George Santos’

New York lawmakers aim to expel the accused fraudster, who faces new charges under a superseding federal indictment

October 11, 2023

George Santos on 30 June 2023, in Central Islip, New York. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP