Speaker of the House: Race for the gavel
Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the new House speaker Wednesday after three weeks of infighting and chaos, finally uniting around a relative newcomer known as a quiet intellectual and staunch conservative who is dedicated to political civility.
Speaker Mike Johnson declares the House is ‘back in business’
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed the House was back in business Wednesday after winning the gavel following three weeks of paralysis in the lower chamber without a speaker.
New House speaker has reputation for being a man of faith, family and conservative convictions
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a virtual unknown before he burst onto the national scene as the new House speaker.
Rep. Foxx told reporter to ‘shut up’ for asking Johnson about efforts to overturn 2020 election
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx told a reporter to “shut up” Tuesday night after the journalist asked then-Speaker nominee Rep. Mike Johnson about his involvement with the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Senate Republicans ‘know nothing’ of new GOP House speaker, but say turmoil had to end
Rep. Mike Johnson is an unfamiliar name to most GOP senators, underscoring the turbulent and unexpected ascent on Wednesday by the Louisiana Republican to speaker of the House.
House Speaker Mike Johnson won’t impede Biden’s possible reelection, president says
President Biden said Wednesday he isn’t worried that newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to thwart his second term if he wins reelection in November of next year.
House elects Rep. Mike Johnson as new speaker, breaking weekslong stalemate
Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the new House speaker Wednesday after three weeks of infighting and chaos, finally uniting around a relative newcomer known as a quiet intellectual and staunch conservative who is dedicated to political civility.
House Republicans say fourth speaker nominee has the votes to win
The fourth time may be the charm for House Republicans who say their latest nominee for speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, likely has enough votes to win the gavel on the House floor on Wednesday.
Republicans pick Mike Johnson of Louisiana as fourth nominee for speaker
Republicans nominated Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the party’s fourth nominee for speaker hours after their third GOP nominee was forced to drop out due to lack of support.
Trump’s scorn helps thwart latest GOP nominee in speaker’s race; Mike Johnson leads field
House Republicans met late into the evening Tuesday to consider a nominee for speaker after their pick from earlier in the day was pushed out by hardline conservatives and the condemnation of former President Donald Trump.
House Republicans weighing new round of candidates in chaotic speaker’s race
House Republicans will vote Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker after their latest pick, Rep. Tom Emmers of Minnesota, was forced to drop out.
Tom Emmer becomes the latest GOP speaker nominee to drop out
The latest GOP pick for House speaker has dropped out just hours after winning the nomination.
Trump calls latest GOP speaker nominee a ‘tragic mistake’
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday trashed the House GOP’s new nominee for speaker, Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, calling him “out of touch” with Republican voters whose election would be a “tragic mistake.”
Tom Emmer wins GOP nomination for House speaker
House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota is the new Republican nominee for House speaker.
Tom Emmer is in the lead as Republicans vote on candidates for speaker
Majority Whip Tom Emmer led in the first round of ballots when Republicans met behind closed doors in the House basement Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker.
Seven candidates on the ballot in secret GOP vote for speaker
Republicans met behind closed doors in the House basement Tuesday to elect a new nominee for speaker among seven lawmakers running for the position.
As House Republicans fight over speaker’s gavel, their majority erodes in court
While House Republicans argue over electing a new speaker, their razor-thin majority is slipping away in courtrooms as redistricting lawsuits in a half-dozen states threaten to make it easier for Democrats to win back control in 2024.
Eight Republicans make their case for speaker’s job that no one has been able to win
Nearly three weeks have passed since the House was last open for business with an elected speaker, and on Monday night, lawmakers said they were determined to avoid a fourth week without one.
Freedom Caucus calls for GOP leaders to keep Republicans in Washington until speaker is elected
House Freedom Caucus lawmakers are urging Republican leaders not to leave Washington until a new speaker is elected, and they say the GOP must choose someone who isn’t part of the “swamp.”
House Republican speaker’s race thrown wide open amid discord
A crowded field of GOP lawmakers is competing for the House speaker’s job, now that the three leading Republican candidates have struck out in their attempts to secure enough votes to win the gavel.
Republicans face crowded House speaker race as poll shows voters growing tired of chaos
The field to become the next speaker of the House swelled to nine Republican candidates Sunday as the GOP looks to end the weeks of chaotic intraparty squabbling.
Emmer, Donalds among 9 Republicans vying to be House speaker
Nine House Republicans have thrown their hats into the ring to become the next speaker after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan withdrew following three failed floor votes.
Liz Cheney points finger at Kevin McCarthy for House speaker turmoil
Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday blamed California Rep. Kevin McCarthy for his own demise as speaker of the House.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Process for next House speaker is ‘embarrassing for the nation’
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy called for unity in his party Sunday while saying the GOP is “embarrassing” in its inability to coalesce around a candidate to be the next speaker.
Sessions pitches unity in his bid for speaker of the House, touts NRCC credentials
Speaker candidate Rep. Pete Sessions wants to shift House Republicans from fighting to fixing, and believes he could do that if he wins the gavel.
Lawmaker behind speaker unity pledge says rank and file Republicans are ‘sick’ of gavel turmoil
A Republican lawmaker pushing for other conservatives to sign a unity pledge to support whoever becomes the next speaker nominee says that rank and file members are getting sick of the chaos in the House.
Johnson officially enters speaker race with plan to ‘restore’ trust in the GOP, build majority
House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson has made his bid for speaker of the House official and is prepared with a list of priorities that the next speaker “must” commit to.
Emmer officially launches bid for speaker, says GOP is at ‘crossroads’; six others also competing
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has officially launched his bid for speaker of the House after floating a run for the gavel with allies and colleagues Friday.
Lawmaker pushing unity pledge to back GOP’s next speaker nominee
A Republican lawmaker is attempting to stymie division in the GOP before lawmakers choose a third nominee for House speaker with a pledge to support whoever that nominee may be.
House Republicans line up to run for speaker after pushing aside Jim Jordan
At least half a dozen Republicans are weighing bids for House speaker after GOP lawmakers voted to give up on Rep. Jim Jordan’s quest for the gavel.
House Republicans move on from Jim Jordan, will pick a new candidate for speaker
House Republicans voted behind closed doors to give up on Rep. Jim Jordan’s quest for speaker and will instead hold a forum on Monday for a new round of candidates.
Jim Jordan defeated again in a third ballot for House speaker as GOP support decreases
Rep. Jim Jordan fell short a third time in his quest for the speaker’s gavel, losing more Republican support on the House floor than he did in the first two rounds of voting.
Jordan vows to hang tough in quest to become House speaker despite unyielding GOP opposition
Rep. Jim Jordan plans to continue his bid for speaker, refusing to abandon his quest amid chaos and discord within the House Republican Party.
Jordan pushes another House speaker vote to Friday
The House will hold a vote for speaker Friday to give Republican nominee Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio a third shot at the gavel as he struggles to convince nearly two dozen holdouts to back him.
House plans third vote for Jordan while Democrats eye power-sharing deal
The House will hold a vote for speaker later Thursday to give Republican nominee Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio a third shot at the gavel as he struggles to convince nearly two dozen holdouts to back him.
GOP holdouts force Jordan to pause bid for House speaker; House Republicans consider backup plan
Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republicans’ nominee for House speaker, is putting his bid for the gavel on hold after spending days unsuccessfully trying to convince GOP holdouts to back him.
Jordan condemns ‘abhorrent’ threats against lawmakers who opposed him for speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan has condemned threats that his colleagues have received for not voting him into the speakership, calling it “abhorrent.”
Gingrich, Boehner say give Speaker Pro Tempore McHenry more heft till year’s end
Former House Speakers Newt Gingrich and John Boehner say House Republicans should give Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry more power if the conference cannot unite to elect a new speaker.
Jordan loses second ballot for speaker, lawmakers mull bipartisan deal to elevate Patrick McHenry
House Republicans again failed to elect a speaker on Wednesday, leaving lawmakers scrambling to fill the role that’s been vacant for more than two weeks and pushing some Republicans to weigh a deal with Democrats.
Rep. Don Bacon’s wife gets anonymous texts, emails threatening his seat over vote against Jim Jordan
Some of Rep. Jim Jordan’s supporters were pulling out all of the stops in his quest for the speakership position, including anonymously texting and emailing the wife of a Republican lawmaker who voted against him.
Pelosi says House GOP doing a ‘real disservice’ by voting for Jordan for speaker
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is criticizing Rep. Jim Jordan and the Republican lawmakers who are voting for him for House speaker, saying “the public has to understand what is at stake.”
Frustrated House lawmakers could elect a temporary speaker Wednesday
A moderate House Republican plans to bring up a motion on the House floor as early as Wednesday to elect Rep. Patrick McHenry as temporary speaker while Republicans grapple with a leadership vacuum.
Friction emerges between Jordan, Scalise amid fight for speaker’s gavel
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise voted for Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan for speaker on the chamber floor Tuesday but Mr. Scalise is not fully helping Mr. Jordan win over enough lawmakers to win the gavel, a source familiar with the circumstances told The Washington Times.
Jordan grasps for votes on 2nd ballot; frustrated House lawmakers push for temporary speaker
Republicans tried, but failed, to elect a new speaker Tuesday, leaving the House on the verge of a third week in limbo while frustrated lawmakers plot to cut a bipartisan deal or vote to authorize a temporary speaker to conduct legislative business.
Speaker McHenry? Desperate lawmakers weigh giving GOP backbencher power to run the House
Hours after Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed bid to win the speaker’s gavel on Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats are weighing a plan to give Rep. Patrick McHenry the power to serve temporarily as House speaker while the GOP grapples with a weeks-long stalemate over its leadership.
Jordan comes up short on the first vote for speaker
Republicans were on track to defeating Rep. Jim Jordan in his quest for the speaker’s gavel, leaving the House grappling with a second week of paralysis.
Jim Jordan stares down GOP lawmakers in House speaker’s vote
The House is set to gavel in to elect a new speaker Tuesday as the Republican nominee, Rep. Jim Jordan, tried to convince GOP holdouts to save his bid for the gavel.
Some Dems see Jordan speakership as political victory
Democrats are salivating at the prospect of Rep. Jim Jordan ascending to become speaker of the House, figuring they’ll benefit at the polls next year after voters are repulsed by the Ohio Republican’s brand of conservative politics.
Trump sings praise for Jim Jordan to be next House speaker
Former President Donald Trump is all-in on Rep. Jim Jordan’s quest to become the next speaker of the House.
Gingrich believes Rep. Jim Jordan will be next House speaker
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich offered up his praise for Rep. Jim Jordan, saying that he thinks the Ohio Republican will be elected the next House speaker on Tuesday.
Jim Jordan scrambles to lock down support for Tuesday’s vote for House speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan gained significant momentum in his quest for the speaker’s gavel but is still working to convince Republican holdouts to provide enough support to win in a floor vote Tuesday.
Jordan pledges to unite Republicans as he seeks votes for speaker
A day ahead of a critical floor vote, Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican nominee for speaker, promised to unite the conference and not simply govern as a hardline conservative.
Top holdout now backs Jordan’s bid for House speaker
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican who had threatened to cut a deal with Democrats to elect a speaker, announced Monday he’ll instead back the lead GOP contender, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.
Jim Jordan gains support over weekend for speaker, says Thomas Massie
Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, gained more support over the weekend from his fellow Republicans to become speaker, Rep. Thomas Massie, a member of Mr. Jordan’s whip team, told The Washington Times.
McCarthy races to find Jim Jordan enough votes ahead of Tuesday speaker election
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to make conservative firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan his successor but conceded Sunday it’s unclear whether he will be able to secure enough support in a floor vote scheduled for Tuesday.
