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State of the GOP nomination race: Pence drops out; field could narrow again soon
A lot has changed in the Republican presidential primary. The field is narrowing and may continue to do so further in the next week or two. Here are three things to know: 1. Former Vice President Mike Pence dropped out Mike Pence announced he is suspending his campaign. Polls show he was losing support; the… -
Media Miss: Maine Dem switches stance on assault weapons ban after mass shooting
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, who represents Lewiston, announced that he now supports a nationwide assault weapons ban after previously opposing such a measure. The change comes in the wake of a mass shooting in his hometown that left at least 18 people dead and 13 injured. “I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of… -
Republicans meet Tuesday morning to choose new House speaker nominee
Republicans are set to vote on a new speaker of the House nominee Tuesday morning, Oct. 24. They hope to move to the floor for an official vote soon after the candidate is chosen, perhaps as early as Tuesday evening Oct. 24. The process will be similar to ranked-choice voting. All eight candidates will be… -
Jordan out as speaker nominee, Republicans starting from scratch
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is out as the GOP nominee for speaker of the House and Republicans will start the process from scratch. In a secret ballot Friday afternoon, Oct. 20, Republicans voted 112 – 86 that they did not want Jordan to remain as the speaker designee, so he removed himself from the running.… -
Gaetz willing to be expelled from Republican conference if it helps Jordan
The eight Republicans who led the charge to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said they are willing to be expelled from the Republican conference as punishment if that’s what it takes to get the Republicans who don’t support Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to vote for him for speaker. Here’s what they said: Rep. Matt… -
Jim Jordan vows to ‘win this race,’ drops plan to empower temporary speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is vowing to go to the floor for a third speaker ballot and “win this race.” He said he first wanted to speak with the 20 Republicans who voted against him on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The GOP speaker nominee needs at least 18 of them to flip to win the election.… -
Pro-Palestinian protestors arrested on Capitol Hill as Senate gets classified Israel briefing
Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested inside a congressional office building and thousands shut down Independence Avenue on Capitol Hill as Senators received a classified briefing on Israel on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The protestors chanted “ceasefire now” and wore shirts that read “Jews say ceasefire”. Lawmakers couldn’t say much about what they learned in the… -
GOP unsure of speaker votes, considers expanding temp speaker power
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost ground during the second ballot for House speaker Wednesday, Oct. 18. He received 199 votes, one shy of the 200 he received on Tuesday, Oct. 17 and 18 shy of the 217 he needs to be elected. It is unclear what the House of Representatives plans to do next. Even… -
Menendez won’t attend classified Israel briefing as many call for his resignation
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., will not attend a classified briefing on Israel on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Pressure is building for him to resign in the wake of a new indictment accusing him of conspiring to act as a foreign agent on behalf of Egypt while he was chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. “He’s not… -
Barrett calls SCOTUS ethics code a ‘good idea,’ senator tells Alito, Thomas to ‘get out of the way’
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said it would be a “good idea” for the high court to adopt its own code of ethics. Justice Barrett made the comments during a lecture at the University of Minnesota Law School. “Particularly so that we could communicate to the public exactly what it is that we are… -
Jim Jordan feels ‘real good’ about chances of becoming next House speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has convinced key Republicans to support his bid to be the next House Speaker. Jordan spent the weekend making phone calls and meeting with members after a secret ballot Friday indicated about 50 Republicans opposed his nomination. The new supporters include House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala. “@Jim_Jordan and… -
Jim Jordan working to convince holdouts he should be speaker
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the Republican’s nominee for speaker of the House, spent the weekend trying to convince GOP holdouts that he’s the right man for the job. In a secret ballot Friday, Oct. 13, about 50 members voted against his nomination. Jordan had 150 supporters but needs 217 to be the… -
House Republicans feeling time crunch say they’ll stick with Scalise for now
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is actively working to win over about 10 holdouts who won’t support his bid to be the next House speaker. Without their support, he can’t get the 217 votes needed to officially be elected on the House floor. Straight Arrow News spoke with lawmakers about the progress as they…
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