Deirdre Walsh
Stories
-
Jordan struggles to get votes for gavel, some Republicans float temporary speaker
The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans continue to be sharply divided about a path forward to elect the next speaker. Rep. Jordan's nomination goes to a second vote.
-
After two weeks of chaos, House to vote on Jim Jordan for speaker of the House
The House is set to vote this afternoon on the nomination of Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be speaker of the House.
-
Jim Jordan makes second bid for speaker
The Ohio Republican lawmaker is trying again to secure the gavel after initially losing the nomination to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. It's unclear whether he can rally the GOP behind him.
-
Race for Speaker of the House slides into uncertainty, again
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.
-
Rep. Steve Scalise wins the House GOP speaker nomination
House Republicans picked the current majority leader for speaker by winning a majority of the Republicans' 222 votes in a closed-door, secret-ballot election. Timing for a floor vote remains unclear.
-
Candidates for speaker of the House are beginning to emerge
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.
-
Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos
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.
-
McCarthy becomes first speaker removed by U.S. House vote
The House has voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, marking the first time in history that a speaker has been removed this way.
-
Democrats say they won't save McCarthy's speakership. Now, Republicans must decide
The House is expected to vote soon on a motion that could remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, Democrats say they will not vote to help him.
-
Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline
The Senate voted 88 to 9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17.