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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy will resign, 2 months after being ousted as House speaker
His departure will leave the already paper-thin House Republican majority even tighter, with just a few seats to spare.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Newly elected House speaker grasps for funding plan amid shutdown approaching
House lawmakers left Washington for the weekend without a plan in hand after several setbacks.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
Five things to know about House Speaker Mike Johnson
The Louisiana congressman opposed certifying the 2020 election results and has voted against aid to Ukraine.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker
A lawyer specializing in constitutional issues, Johnson had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer’s withdrawal, desperate to end chaos
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana is a lawyer specializing in constitutional issues who had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
It’s Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names are starting to reach for the gavel
Ousted former speaker Kevin McCarthy calls the whole spectacle 'embarrassing' for the House Republicans whose majority is being wasted away and for the U.S. government that cannot fully function.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2023
House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one
Opposition is growing from Republican colleagues who are warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises can win their support.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Jim Jordan fails again to win House speakership as colleagues seek options
Angry, frustrated Republican lawmakers are considering their options, including an extraordinary plan that would give the interim speaker-pro-tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., more power.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the 1st ballot, but more votes are ahead
But with public pressure bearing down on lawmakers from Trump's allies including Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, it's unclear how long the holdouts can last.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Republican Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
The political climb has been steep for Jordan, an outsider and founding member of the right-flank Freedom Caucus who is now just votes away from a seat central to U.S power.
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