Tag: Speakership
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Jordan to Seek Speakership as Republican Infighting Rages
[ad_1] Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, the hard-right Republican who is the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, was poised on Friday to make another bid for the speakership, toiling to unite a Republican Conference in chaos after deposing one speaker and blocking another in line for the job. The bid by Mr. Jordan, the co-founder…
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“Get Their Act Together”: House GOP Speakership Chaos Complicates Israel Response
[ad_1] Turmoil in the House of Representatives, which has been without a Speaker for nearly a week, is potentially hamstringing U.S. action on an unfolding war in Israel, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows “mighty vengeance” in response to an unprecedented Hamas attack. “There is nothing the House can do until they elect a…
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McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Jeopardy This Week After a Threat to Oust Him
[ad_1] Kevin McCarthy faces a momentous challenge to his speakership this week, as one of his most outspoken Republican critics in the House has said he will try to remove him from his leadership role as retribution for working with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. On Sunday, that critic, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida,…
