House Republicans Elect Mike Johnson Speaker, Ending Three-Week Deadlock
October 25, 2023
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October 25, 2023
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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Did Mitt Romney Save His Soul?
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October 21, 2023
Republicans back to square one as Speaker crisis deepens
Republicans are back to square one. It's a game of congressional snakes and ladders, where every space on the board is a serpent.
October 21, 2023
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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
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
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
October 19, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
October 17, 2023
Jim Jordan fails to win House speaker vote on first ballot
- Representative Jim Jordan, a right-wing Republican hard-liner, lost his first bid to be elected speaker, prolonging a two-week paralysis in the chamber.
- A total of 20 Republicans voted against Mr. Jordan on the first vote for speaker.
October 17, 2023
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
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
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
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