#House Speaker vote slated for Tuesday, Democratic Rep. says

#House Speaker vote slated for Tuesday, Democratic Rep. says

House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) said a vote to select a new Speaker of the House is expected Tuesday at noon, Reuters reported. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) secured the Republican nomination for the seat on Friday after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who had won the Republican nomination for the role, dropped out of the…

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#Jeffries suggests Dems won’t help nominate ‘extremist extraordinaire’ Jordan as Speaker

#Jeffries suggests Dems won’t help nominate ‘extremist extraordinaire’ Jordan as Speaker

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday reiterated the need for bipartisanship amid the race for Speaker — but suggested the Republicans’ most recent choice wasn’t the answer. House Republicans delivered Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) the second GOP nomination for the leadership role on Friday — a day after first choice and Majority…

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#Kevin McCarthy supports Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House

#Kevin McCarthy supports Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he supports House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for Speaker, after Republicans nominated him on Friday before recessing for the weekend. “I support Jim Jordan fully, Jim was a great ally to me. He worked hard,” McCarthy told host John Catsimatidis in an interview on the “Cats and Cosby” radio…

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#McCarthy in fiery exchange with reporter blames Dems for bringing ‘chaos’ with ouster

#McCarthy in fiery exchange with reporter blames Dems for bringing ‘chaos’ with ouster

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had a fiery exchange with reporters Friday about the House’s ongoing dilemma, blaming Democratic members for bringing “chaos to Congress.” After House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was nominated for the top position on Friday evening, lawmakers went on recess for the weekend without bringing a vote to the House…

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#Biden signs bill to keep government funded and avoid shutdown

#Biden signs bill to keep government funded and avoid shutdown

President Biden on Saturday night signed a stopgap funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown right before the midnight deadline. The continuing resolution (CR), passed by both the House and Senate by wide margins earlier in the day, will continue funding the government at its current spending levels into mid-November. It includes $16 billion in disaster…

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#Ramaswamy slams House stopgap bill as a ‘deflection’

#Ramaswamy slams House stopgap bill as a ‘deflection’

Entrepreneur and 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy expressed his negative view of the recently passed stopgap funding bill to keep the government funded on Saturday. “My first reaction is the reaction it’s been for the last several days, which is this whole debate is a farce. It’s a deflection,” Ramaswamy told reporters following…

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