#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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#House holds a bipartisan vigil in support of Israel

#House holds a bipartisan vigil in support of Israel

A group of Representatives held a candlelight vigil on the Capitol steps for Israel Thursday night. The bipartisan vigil was held by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.). “For me, as a member of Congress, as a Jew, as a Zionist, as a human being, this moment of us coming together,…

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