House Republicans had hoped to use their annual retreat to get on the same page about upcoming policy battles and devise a strategy to preserve their fragile majority.
House Republicans’ failure to elect a speaker on Tuesday after multiple rounds of voting isn’t just denying the GOP a leader — it’s holding up much of the functioning of the chamber.
The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to determine who will serve as the next speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary support to win in three rounds of voting on Tuesday. The House is now adjourned until Wednesday at noon as Republicans scramble to find a path forward.
Top Congressional Republicans broke with President Donald Trump on Tuesday over the President’s comparison of the impeachment inquiry to a “lynching.” House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday did not endorse the President’s choice of words, saying, “That’s not the language I would use” and “I don’t agree with that language, it’s pretty simple.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to suspend Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump in a letter on Thursday morning, calling for her seek the full House’s approval to launch the inquiry and establish rules and procedures for the probe. “Unfortunately, you have given no clear indication as to how your impeachment […]
The House on Thursday voted down a conservative immigration bill, and House GOP leaders announced that a vote on a Republican compromise measure would be postponed until Friday. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the schedule change was intended to give members more time to review the legislation, after some members “said they had […]
