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Many Republican politicians have backed Donald Trump and very few have actively opposed him because they see him as useful in helping them retain power. After the attack on the Capitol that could have cost congressmen, including Republicans, their lives, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared, “Count me out.” But he was soon back in. As Graham put…
The nation is scrambling to learn more about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) since House Republicans catapulted him to national prominence Wednesday with his election to an office two heartbeats from the presidency. The conservative is a bit of an enigma, even to fellow lawmakers. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican, said he didn’t…
There is, finally, a Speaker. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) ascended to the role Wednesday, three weeks and one day after eight GOP House members ignited chaos by ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Johnson got the unanimous support of his colleagues on the House floor, an achievement that proved impossible for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.),…
House Republicans are placing their bets on Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson to be the chamber’s next leader, with an intention to elect him on the floor on Wednesday. They nominated Johnson late Tuesday after a 24-hour period that saw over a dozen candidates make their leadership pitches in two candidate forums, and the nomination of…
House Republicans are voting Tuesday evening for their fourth nominee for Speaker, just hours after House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-Minn.) bid ended. Emmer won the nomination after five rounds of voting, but withdrew after it became clear shortly afterward that the Minnesota lawmaker would have too many opponents to reach 217 votes on the…
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie encouraged House Republicans to forget about internal divisions and focus on necessary legislative priorities amid struggles to elect a new Speaker. “They asked me on TV on Thursday, ‘Who do you want to be Speaker?’ I said I don’t care. Just pick someone!” Christie said at a campaign stop in…
The House GOP is in chaos amid attempts to elect a Speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost his third attempt at securing the gavel in a floor vote Friday. Nine congressmen have stepped up for the job, or have signaled they may. The new nominee will be the third in as many weeks after…
In its first round of votes on Tuesday, the House failed to elect a new Speaker, with GOP nominee Jim Jordan (Ohio) coming up short. The vote was 200 for Jordan, 212 for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — who got the backing of the full Democratic caucus — and 20 for other members. Jordan…
Addressing the 1960 Republican Convention after Vice President Richard Nixon acceded to New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s demands to adopt more liberal positions in the party’s platform, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) addressed his disappointed supporters: “Let’s grow up conservatives! If we want to take this party back — as I think we can someday — let’s get…
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said on Wednesday that his party needs to have a “real reckoning within the conference” as the GOP conference will meet next week amid the chaos surrounding the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) During an appearance on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Lawler told host Wolf Blitzer that he…