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House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.

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The House is in recess after failed vote elect Jim Jordan as speaker

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The House is voting on the nomination of Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the next speaker. After 20 Republicans voted for someone else, the House is frozen. It can't vote on aid to Israel or anything else.

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U.S. House pauses for the night before another attempt to elect a speaker

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes for the speakership Tuesday, and his allies are continuing to try to convince Republican opponents to get onboard before a second vote on Wednesday.

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What to know about Rep. Jim Jordan, House Republicans' nominee for speaker

Monday, October 16, 2023

House Republicans have selected Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for Speaker of the House. Jordan was once a far-right outsider who has become a far-right insider as the party has evolved.

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House Republicans pick Jim Jordan for the speaker nomination

Saturday, October 14, 2023

We look at the struggle within the Republican party to find its next House Speaker.

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The latest on the race for speaker of the House

Friday, October 13, 2023

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., are running to be the next speaker of the House.

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Jim Jordan tapped as Republican House speaker nominee

Friday, October 13, 2023

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been nominated as the speaker designate in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans.

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Race for speaker of the House slides into uncertainty, again

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.

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House Republicans pick Scalise as speaker — full chamber has yet to vote

Thursday, October 12, 2023

House Republicans have nominated Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise as House speaker, but he still doesn't have enough votes to be elected.

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Rep. Steve Scalise wins the House GOP speaker nomination

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

House Republicans picked the current majority leader for speaker: He won a majority of the Republicans' 221 votes in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Timing for a floor vote remains unclear.

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Republicans in the paralyzed House hear from two candidates for speaker

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

House Republicans meet Tuesday to hear from the two declared candidates for speaker of the House. The House is currently paralyzed to act on new bills to express support or sent new aid to Israel.

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Candidates for speaker of the House are beginning to emerge

Thursday, October 05, 2023

The race is on to find a new speaker of the House. So far, there are two candidates: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.

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Future of the House after McCarthy

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Congress is in limbo as the race for speaker of the House plays out. Candidates to replace McCarthy are already campaigning for the job. Meanwhile, lawmakers are concerned about no work can get done.

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Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear.

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U.S. House votes McCarthy out as speaker

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

Kevin McCarthy is now the first speaker in history to be removed by a U.S. House vote. The vote came less than a day after Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., made good on a threat to officially challenge his job.

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McCarthy will not run for speaker again after being removed

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

Members told reporters that they expect to hold a candidate forum next Tuesday ahead of votes on a speaker, possibly as early as Wednesday.

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Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline

Saturday, September 30, 2023

The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17. President Biden signed the bill into law shortly afterward.

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The government shutdown is likely to begin at midnight on Saturday

Saturday, September 30, 2023

On Capitol Hill, time is running out and a government shutdown looks likely at the end of the day Saturday, Sept. 30.

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House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming

Friday, September 29, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep agencies funded through November 17 and instead moved a GOP bill that linked another month of spending with border security.

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House Republicans try to refocus government shutdown on immigration

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Government funding runs out at the end of the day on Saturday. House Republicans are trying to reframe the spending fight as a battle over the border, not a war within their own party.

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