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- Meet the House Republicans Who Will Wield Power in the New Congress
- House Republicans emerge from meeting saying conference is divided over way forward
- October 24, 2023 - Rep. Mike Johnson selected as next speaker nominee
- Letters to the Editor: The one consistent Republican Party value since 1980 -- make the rich richer
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"The rules are the rules, and practice and custom in our conference has always been make your case, get a majority of the majority, become the nominee. ... That's the way it should be. And I would hope that's the way it will be this week," Womack said. Rather than holding a traditional primary, local party officials handpick the nominees in New York special elections for Congress. Democrats chose Buffalo state Sen. Tim Kennedy, while Republicans nominated West Seneca Town Supervisor Gary Dickson.
Meet the House Republicans Who Will Wield Power in the New Congress
The university closed its campus Wednesday evening as LAPD began arresting demonstrators. Santos had won office in what had been a reliably Democratic district partly by falsely portraying himself as an American success story — a son of working-class immigrants who made himself into a wealthy Wall Street dealmaker. But many elements of Santos’ life story were later exposed as fabrications, and he was indicted on multiple charges including allegations he stole money from Republican donors.
House Republicans emerge from meeting saying conference is divided over way forward
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the former president’s appeal of the Colorado ruling, and arguments will begin on Thursday. As officials across the country consider whether to bar former President Donald J. Trump from the ballot over his role in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, a contingent of House Republicans are trying to bolster his claim that he did nothing wrong. On Tuesday, after being named acting speaker, McHenry ordered the House into a recess while the Republican conference privately debated who should next fill the chamber’s top role. House Republicans have voiced hope that they will be able to have a new speaker by the end of the week — but there’s no guarantee. On Sunday, some noted that without a speaker, for instance, the House cannot take action following the unprecedented attack this weekend against Israel. Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.), who is currently serving as speaker pro tempore, will be the one to oversee and set the date for the floor election.
October 24, 2023 - Rep. Mike Johnson selected as next speaker nominee
It’s an open question whether hardliners in the House — who have been vehemently opposed to giving more to Ukraine — would back that effort. It’s also not clear whether a future speaker —knowing the bitter divide over the Ukraine issue — would be willing to move a joint package on the House floor. There is also some discussion of including funding for border security funding and for Taiwan in an eventual package, as there is growing uncertainty over how future supplemental packages would fare in the GOP-controlled House. The White House has yet to formalize a request for additional aid to Israel — it is expediting weapons already purchased first — but briefers on a call with lawmakers Sunday night underscored that there would be an eventual need as Israel burns through munitions. The looming fight over tying military aid for Israel and Ukraine together is the latest in a series of complicated questions a new speaker will have to navigate as the narrow Republican majority grapples with its future. “Thankfully, the House will take action on the HALT Fentanyl Act this week to…give law enforcement t...
That House GOP roll call vote is happening now, according to Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida would not say if she will vote for GOP Whip Tom Emmer on the floor when asked by CNN’s Manu Raju. GOP Rep. Mike Johnson, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee with Jordan but is from Scalise's home state of Louisiana, would not commit to who he was supporting. Allies to Rep. Jim Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are divided over a proposal to change how the speaker nomination process would work, which would have major implications for who would be able to prevail.
“Anybody that’s paying attention should be noticing that there’s literally no change and if not things are worse,” Greene told reporters on Thursday. And Johnson, his replacement, is learning on the fly what it means to be in charge of the party’s campaign efforts. The fight for control of the closely divided House will likely be decided in California, the ex-speaker’s home state. Five of the state’s 12 Republicans — Young Kim of Anaheim Hills, David Valadao of Hanford, Mike Garcia of Santa Clarita, Michelle Steel of Seal Beach and John Duarte of Modesto — hold districts President Biden won in 2020. A sixth Golden State Republican, Rep. Ken Calvert of Corona, also faces a competitive race. With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections.
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Of those I believe there were five that voted present and the bulk of them were for Jim Jordan. “I believe so,” McCarthy said when pressed on whether there will be a speaker this time next week. Jordan told CNN that if McCarthy entered the race, "I'm going to listen to my colleagues." Today, in multiple interviews, he refused to rule out returning to the job and insisted he wants the conference to decide. In a Senate briefing Sunday evening, Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed and others proposed packaging Ukraine aid and Israel aid together with the expectation that conversation will likely intensify ahead of the Senate’s return next week, one person familiar with the matter told CNN.
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The former National Republican Congressional Committee chairman was first elected to Congress in 2014 and became majority whip earlier this year. Emmer, who lost a race for Minnesota governor in 2010, was a state representative from 2004 to 2008. Ahead of Tuesday’s special election, just over 8,700 early votes had been cast by April 23.
Many state Republican lawmakers sharply objected on Wednesday to the push to undo the Civil War-era ban that has roiled the politics of the state after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that it is enforceable. Two Republican senators have already said they will support the repeal effort, signaling the House bill should pass that chamber and then go to Gov. Katie Hobbs' desk to be signed into law. With Mayorkas, at least they gave dear leader Trump and the party’s MAGA base something.
During any time that the Republican Party is not the majority party of the House of Representatives, the Republican Leader shall have 4 votes and the Republican Whip shall have 2 votes. (c) Upon timely notice from the Chair, an executive session of the Conference may be called. (e) Suspension Procedure.—Two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present, may suspend the Conference rules. The consideration of a motion to suspend the rules, to the extent practicable, shall follow the rules of the House.
As a result of the 2022 elections, the party holds a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress, which was reduced from 222 to 221 after the expulsion of Republican George Santos on December 1, 2023. It was reduced additionally upon the resignation of Kevin McCarthy on December 31, 2023. Republican leaders hope that the conference will be able to rally the 217 votes needed to make sure that the conference’s chosen candidate will be swiftly elected in a full House vote.
(a) The chair of a standing, select, joint or ad hoc committee, or subcommittee thereof, who is censured by a vote of the House when the Republican Party is the majority party in the House of Representatives, shall cease to exercise the powers of such position. The Chair of the Republican Conference shall take such steps as may be necessary to facilitate the removal from the position of chair in the House. Vacancies created by this paragraph shall be filled pursuant to the applicable rule. (3) If a member of Elected Republican Leadership as described in rule 2(a) publicly announces his or her intention to seek other elected office in Federal, state, or local government, that Member shall resign from such leadership position. But McCarthy’s announcement that he’ll leave Congress at the end of the year means the GOP will be without the man who convinced many of them to run for office in the first place — not to mention one of the most prolific fundraisers in party history.
Scalise, however, might, struggle to gain the support of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus. While Scalise is more conservative than McCarthy, the group still sees him as part of the “establishment” and entrenched in GOP leadership. Initially, after his removal, McCarthy announced he would not seek the speakership again — setting up an intraparty battle for the position second in line to the presidency.
House GOP feuds as hard-right members threaten Johnson's job over Ukraine aid - Spectrum News NY1
House GOP feuds as hard-right members threaten Johnson's job over Ukraine aid.
Posted: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:00:00 GMT [source]
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. The presidential race will increase turnout in 2024, and control of the House, which appears to be on the knife’s edge, could well be determined much more by how voters feel about Trump and President Biden than by specific House candidates or fundraising. On Sunday, Gaetz — the Republican who introduced the motion that resulted in McCarthy’s ouster — argued in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that GOP leadership did not move quickly enough to replace McCarthy. The internal GOP process to select the candidate who will be ultimately brought to the floor for a full vote is run by the office of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the No. 3 House Republican and chairwoman of the House Republican Conference. Only eight House Republicans — led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) — voted with all Democrats to oust McCarthy. During Monday night’s meeting, it is widely expected that members will hash out their differences, raise concerns, voice complaints and debate what comes next for their conference after the events of last week.
(b) The Conference may waive the provisions of this rule at any time by majority vote. (d) The Conference may waive the provisions of this rule at any time by majority vote. (3) have oversight in election campaigns in all general and special elections for membership in the House of Representatives.
“Those are the rules that Kevin McCarthy agreed to; that's the rules that they all voted for. I think we all know how that would be played out,” said Burchett, who added that they have a plan. And Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the hardliners who voted to oust McCarthy, defended himself against those who have called for kicking the eight off committees. “I would prefer to have that vote within the family before we go to the floor and not have a repeat of the 15 ballots," the Texas Republican said, referring to the protracted floor fight in January that ended with Kevin McCarthy winning the gavel. "I think that just projects weakness. "This is a stain on history that this ban even exists -- from a time when the age of consent was 10, from a time when women didn't have the right to vote," state Sen. Eva Burch, a Democrat, told ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze amid an earlier, failed effort to approve the repeal bill in the state House.
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