The GOP-controlled House refrained from conducting additional votes on Tuesday after Rep. Jim Jordan’s unsuccessful bid for the speakership in the day’s solitary ballot. Though many had anticipated a subsequent ballot that evening, Jordan confirmed it would be held at 11 a.m. on October 18. Jordan, expressing optimism, remarked to the press, “We are going … Read more
Troy Nehls, a Republican from Texas, has expressed his intention to nominate former President Donald Trump as the next Speaker of the US House of Representatives. This announcement follows the removal of Kevin McCarthy from the position by the Republican party. Nehls stated, “President Trump, the greatest president of my lifetime, has a proven record … Read more
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Capitol Hill, the issue of aid to Ukraine remains a contentious topic. Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader, has been unsuccessful in advancing a bill to fund the Defense Department for the second time. This failure keeps the U.S. government on track for a potential shutdown on October 1. … Read more
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has reached his breaking point with GOP members who are threatening to oust him due to perceived inaction on a series of demands from the Freedom Caucus members of his party. “If you want to file the motion, file the fucking motion,” McCarthy told his GOP colleagues on Thursday. This came after … Read more
House Democrats expressed their anger on Wednesday after Democratic Representative Adam Schiff of California received a censure from the House for making false claims about former President Donald Trump. Censure represents the highest level of disapproval of a member’s behavior short of expulsion. The resolution, introduced by Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, passed … Read more
Despite a crucial White House meeting, President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy failed to raise the debt ceiling. However, they plan to continue discussions to prevent a historic default as the United States races toward the approaching deadline of failing to be able to meet its financial obligations.
The negotiations concerning the United States debt ceiling have recently come into sharper focus, with Biden and McCarthy at the center.
The GOP-controlled House approved a border security and asylum reform package on Thursday, just hours before Title 42 was set to expire.
After recuperating from a fall in March, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized President Joe Biden for continuing to refuse to negotiate a debt ceiling increase on the Senate floor for the first time.
A group of lawmakers from both parties went to Taiwan on Thursday, one day after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went against Beijing and met with the island’s president.