List of All Articles with Tag 'speakership'

Winning a majority party's nomination for speaker of the House of Representatives usually elevates a lawmaker into the pantheon of American political leaders.

House Republicans on Monday open the next act of their Washington farce, desperately searching for a speaker after ousting the incumbent and rejecting two would-be replacements while still clueless about how to dig out of the crisis.

If House Republicans elect hard-charging Jim Jordan as speaker on Tuesday, they will be picking an election denier who is known for working to shut down the government rather than running it.

Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia is seeking the House speakership after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out of the speaker's race Thursday, setting up an alternative to Rep. Jim Jordan's run for the position.

The House Republican Party is sliding even deeper into disarray as it feuds over its next speaker, apparently oblivious to the picture of US government dysfunction it is sending at a moment of worsening global crises.

When House Republicans elect a new speaker this week, the only question is not whether, but how far, they will move the party to the right.

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida did not move forward on Monday with his effort to oust Kevin McCarthy from his speakership, saying the California Republican owes him answers and depending on his response there "may be other votes coming -- today or this week."

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's allies are scrambling to head off a right-wing revolt to oust the California Republican from his job and turning to the constituency that now suddenly holds the cards: House Democrats.

With the clock ticking down toward a government shutdown, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz approached a Democratic lawmaker on the House floor this week with a surprising pitch.