Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who narrowly won the nomination to be Speaker of the House, lacks the votes to prevail in the full House.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) is the Republican nominee to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, after winning by seven votes.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has won the endorsement of President Donald J. Trump in his quest to become Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The competition for the next Speaker of the House comes down to three men: Steve Scalise, Donald Trump, and Jim Jordan.
The House made history by ousting Kevin McCarthy as Speaker - and his RINO colleagues literally went home to cry for a week.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) became the first Speaker of the House ever to lose his job through a motion to vacate the chair.
Matt Gaetz stirred up a hornets' nest with his motion to vacate the chair. The Freedom Caucus is at war with the Establishment.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) yesterday announced a motion to vacate the chair, to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy after the stop-gap budget vote.
The government is under a continuing resolution, after the House and Senate passed it overwhelmingly. But a fire alarm almost stopped it.
The House Judiciary Committee dropped a thread explaining the particulars of Elvis Chan's obsstructive refusal to give a deposition.