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Four types of House Republicans have been revealed by the fight for Speaker
The US House of Representatives will elect a new Speaker of the House on Tuesday after Republicans voted to oust current Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Republican Steve Scalise beat Jim Jordan by a margin of 114-99. This comes after Jordan dropped out of the race last week when Republicans voted to remove him after losing three…
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A lawmaker aims to simplify the process as the House GOP struggles to pick a speaker
US Speaker of the House Steve Scalise has said that Republicans have pledged to support the candidate that wins the majority of the votes on the House floor when they meet on Tuesday to vote for a speaker. This will be the third election of its kind this month. Earlier, Majority Leader Steve Scalise was…
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After a couple of weeks of chaos, the House will vote on Jim Jordan as speaker
The US House of Representatives will hold a public vote on former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s nomination to be the next Speaker of the House. Former Speaker Steve Scalise, who withdrew his name from the race shortly before the vote, said the strategy from Jordan’s allies has “backfired sharply”. He added, “The strategy from Jordan allies…backfired…
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Jim Jordan is trying to become a speaker
The Republican Party in the US’ House of Representatives is set to nominate Majority Leader Steve Scalise as its candidate for Speaker of the House today. The party had earlier nominated Scalise as “speaker designate” but the nomination failed to garner the necessary votes. This comes after Representative Jim Jordan challenged Scalise for the nomination…
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Steve Scalise was nominated for the Speaker of the House
The US House of Representatives will vote on the new Speaker of the House on Friday, according to reports. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who is expected to be elected as the Speaker, has already said he’s ready to work with his Democratic counterpart Nancy Pelosi. Last month, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted by House…
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The race for Speaker of the House is once more uncertain
US House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who won the race for the Speakership, said, “I am looking forward to having a second chance.” He added, “I will do everything I can to ensure that the House has a new speaker who is going to lead it in the right direction.” Scalise’s rival Jim Jordan had…
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The spy balloon history is long and strange
The US will vote on Thursday on a resolution “condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of US sovereignty”, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s office said. The resolution comes after two US jets shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Pacific…
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Kevin McCarthy is in a race for GOP speaker.
House Majority Leader Andy McCarthy, who’s seeking to become Speaker of the House, has said that he’s confident he’ll win 218 votes on January 3. This would give him the 218 votes necessary to hold the Speaker’s gavel. Earlier, US House Majority Whip Steve Scalise also said that he’ll vote for McCarthy on Tuesday but…