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U.S. House of Representatives

Published
October 14, 2023

Commentary: There’s no quick fix for Republican chaos in the House

The Republican fight over leadership is just a sideshow to the real battle: passing crucial spending bills.
Published
October 13, 2023

Golden backs expanded powers for acting speaker

The 2nd District congressman joined other centrist Democrats in calling for expanded powers for Patrick McHenry so the U.S. House of Representatives can resume its work.
Published
October 13, 2023

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach

Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line to the presidency would move the Republican’s far right into a central seat of U.S. power.
Published
October 12, 2023

House left leaderless as Republican Scalise ends speaker bid

After hours of private meetings over two days and late into Thursday evening at the Capitol, it was clear lawmakers were not budging from their refusal to support the Louisiana Republican.
Published
October 8, 2023

Jim Fossel: House Republicans must end the chaos

Eight lunatics fired Speaker Kevin McCarthy for ... simply doing his job.

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Published
October 7, 2023

Commentary: Democrats share the blame for McCarthy’s fall

Both parties’ leaders missed a golden opportunity to reach across the aisle and save Congress and the country from dysfunction.
Published
October 4, 2023

Supporters of U.S. aid to Ukraine are watching the House turmoil with growing alarm

Leaders dropped $6 billion in Ukraine aid from the temporary funding measure passed Saturday as they focused on passing it quickly, just hours before the government would have shut down.
Published
October 4, 2023

McCarthy’s ouster leaves House adrift as divided Republicans seek a new leader

It is a wide open battle for the job just as Congress faces a new deadline to fund the government by mid-November, but work on that legislation is on hold due to the vacancy in the speaker's office.
Published
October 4, 2023

Commentary: No, Rep. Gaetz does not ‘govern’ the American people

A few choice words from the Florida lawmaker gave a whole lot away.
Published
October 3, 2023

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. No one knows for sure what comes next.

There is no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority, should Kevin McCarthy opt not to run for the job again.