Politics

House Democrats cheer as McCarthy fails to clinch speakership multiple times

House Democrats cheered after the chamber failed to reach a majority multiple times during a vote for speaker, muddling Republican…

2 years ago

McCarthy falls short in third House speaker vote as Jordan gains momentum

During the third round of voting Tuesday, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy again failed to secure the necessary 218 votes…

2 years ago

‘Fight we must’: Ron DeSantis flames Davos ‘jetsetters,’ ‘technocratic elites’ in fiery inauguration speech

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used his fiery Tuesday inauguration speech to go after who he referred to as "jetsetters…

2 years ago

Chicago mayoral challenger predicts controversial Mayor Lightfoot won’t make runoff election

With the midterm elections rapidly receding into the rearview mirror, the 2023 Chicago mayoral election is looming in the distance,…

2 years ago

NYC Mayor Adams calls out Biden, says migrant crisis ‘national embarrassment’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday called the migrant crisis that he says is overwhelming the Big Apple…

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George Santos votes for McCarthy to be next House speaker on first ballot

Embattled Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., cast his first vote in Congress Tuesday in support of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to…

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McCarthy falls short in second House speaker vote, as 19 Republican defectors back Jordan

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the next House speaker,…

2 years ago

Jordan nominates McCarthy for speaker on second ballot as Gaetz taps Jordan to take gavel

GOP Rep. Jim Jordan nominated Kevin McCarthy as the next House speaker for the historic second ballot on Tuesday, after…

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Fox News Politics: Republicans’ first day in the House majority isn’t going well for Kevin McCarthy

MCCARTHY'S HISTORIC LOSS: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the…

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House speaker vote: Here are the 19 Republicans who sided against McCarthy in first vote

The House of Representatives came to a standstill on Tuesday as nearly 20 Republicans in the lower legislative chamber did…

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