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A group of House conservatives has steadfastly opposed new funding for Ukraine, which the White House has requested, and the issue is sure to be a factor in the GOP conference’s high-stakes leadership elections this week. Additional aid for Israel in the wake of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israelis is seen as less likely to face such a struggle in Congress. In the second ballot, Jordan lost more ground than he gained, winning 199 votes, compared to the 200 he won on the first ballot. Jordan lost 25 Republicans in the third round of voting, falling short yet again with 194 votes, compared to 210 for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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Steve Scalise drops out of GOP House speaker race - NPR
Steve Scalise drops out of GOP House speaker race.
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Rep. Patrick McHenry, who became speaker pro tempore, opened up the conference meeting urging unity and kindness, according to members exiting the meeting. Rep. Kevin McCarthy has so far not arrived at the House Republican conference meeting Monday night, as some members urge him to return to the top role. When pressed on whether the eight rebels who voted last week to oust McCarthy understand the urgency, McCaul said if the attacks against Israel don't "wake up members of my conference, then I don’t know what else will." Asked about the frustration expressed against the eight Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy, Womack said there a lot of “free agents” in the conference. Republican Rep. Max Miller called for an extra week for the House GOP to decide on a nominee and said that people in the room were “broken."
Republican lawmaker laments fight impeding ability to help in Israel and Gaza
Jeffries then welcomed the 118th Congress into session and thanked his Democratic colleagues for their "generous" words in nominating him to be speaker, and he acknowledged "Speaker Emerita" Pelosi, who he said will go down in history "as the greatest speaker of all time." As the new speaker, he then administered the oath of office to all members-elect en masse, four days after they arrived in Washington for the start of the new Congress. The race made history, requiring the most ballots in more than 150 years to successfully elect a speaker. McCarthy began chipping away at the deficit in votes against him Friday morning in the first vote, when 14 Republicans switched their votes from another GOP nominee or "present" to McCarthy.
Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership on first ballot
Jeffries said the first thing Democrats are aiming to achieve is to stop Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan's bid for the speakership. Empowering McHenry would expand his ability beyond just administering a speaker vote to potentially move legislation through the chamber, although the exact specifics aren't clear. Empowering McHenry would expand his abilities beyond just administering a speaker vote to potentially moving legislation through the chamber, although the exact specifics aren't clear.
But Scalise allies, who believe the Louisiana Republican can secure a majority of the conference but acknowledge he won’t get 217 votes on the first ballot, are against the move. “I think it’s real important that we go to the floor with 217 votes, 218 votes,” Jordan told CNN. Jordan and many of his allies are backing the proposal, which is expected to be discussed at tonight’s closed-door conference meeting. “Those are the rules that Kevin McCarthy agreed to; that's the rules that they all voted for. I think we all know how that would be played out,” said Burchett, who added that they have a plan.
Pick nearly any standard domestic policy issue — abortion, gun rights, taxes, immigration — and you won’t see much evidence of the schism. "David Covey’s habit of telling lies, and repeated attempts at gaslighting Southeast Texans into believing them, are all qualities that make him the best candidate for the position of a snake oil salesman — not State Representative for House District 21," Wittman said. "It’s been 19 days since Ducking David Covey started hiding from SETX voters by REFUSING a local televised debate and for 19 days, Ducking David has neglected to accept the invitation, negotiate, or answer to House District 21 voters," Phelan posted to X in early April. "Instead, he is making up excuse after excuse to avoid facing me directly."
Rep. Grace Napolitano, a veteran Democrat from Norwalk, to retire from Congress
Bacon also addressed the threatening calls that he and his family have received. Several Republicans who opposed Rep. Jim Jordan’s speakership bid said they are experiencing angry calls, menacing messages and even death threats since casting their votes. The New York Democrat said that if Ohio Rep. Dave Joyce brings forward his resolution to empower McHenry and attempt to force a vote today, then Democrats would meet behind closed doors and decide whether to vote for it. Democratic votes are expected to be essential for the resolution's chances of passage because the GOP is split on such a measure. Diaz-Balart has voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise for speaker on both floor votes so far. Despite the defeat, Jordan has vowed to stay in the race and said the House plans to hold a third speaker vote on Thursday at noon ET.
Arkansas Republican says threats against those who voted against Jordan won't work
And now, McCarthy has been counseling Jordan on his speaker’s race strategy, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, a far more active role than he appeared to be playing when Scalise was the speaker nominee. It was a notably different posture than the one McCarthy took toward Scalise, his former top deputy who has long been seen as his potential rival. McCarthy did not give a speech after Scalise secured his party nomination on Wednesday, sources said.
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Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan's loss on his first ballot for House speaker Tuesday and his effort to win the gavel despite facing 20 holdouts from within his party, has begun to expose cracks forming within the leadership of the House GOP. Six of the eight Republican candidates for House speaker voted to decertify the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021, in the hours after the assault on the U.S. Emmer is one of two speaker candidates who voted to certify the 2020 election results. He told reporters Johnson had 84 votes, and 31 votes were cast for other candidates. House Republicans voted yesterday to nominate Scalise over Jordan to be the next speaker, but the majority leader is still clambering to find enough GOP votes to secure the chamber's top role.
He agreed to allow a single member to call for a vote of no confidence in the speaker, and he agreed to give the House Freedom Caucus three seats on the House Rules Committee, a key panel that shapes legislation before it receives a vote on the floor. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who also had a failed speakership bid, told CNN he had spoken to all the candidates but was not ready to endorse. House Republicans are concerned that none of the declared speaker candidates will be able to get the requisite 217 votes on the House floor.
The fact that Tran is the son of Vietnamese immigrants and has a Vietnamese surname could help him build name recognition but won’t be determinative, DeSipio said. The district includes Orange County’s Little Saigon and Vietnamese Americans account for about 17% of voters, according to Political Data, Inc. Democrats have a narrow registration advantage, although no party preference registrants account for nearly a quarter of voters. Biden won the district by more than 10 percentage points over Trump in 2020, according to data from California Target Book.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York was renominated for speaker by unanimous consent, a source in the room says. Buck said he expects the process won't be "pretty," but unlike the January fight to elect McCarthy, it won't be done it public. "I’m not going to be bound by 51% of the caucus. There are some serious moral issues that we’ve got to come to grips with before we put a speaker up, or we’re going to go through this process again." The wrestlers’ decisions to weigh in adds a new dimension to the speaker race, bringing in a controversial part of Jordan’s past that continues to hang over the Ohio Republican and staunch ally of former President Donald Trump. She has written for outlets including the Washington Examiner, Daily Signal and Alexandria Times. Melissa covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts.
The 15th ballot proved to seal the win for McCarthy, who has risen through the ranks of GOP leadership and led the conference as minority leader during the past four years of Democratic House control. A victory for McCarthy on Friday night had suddenly seemed out of reach after he lost the 14th round by a single vote. Gaetz's move angered some of his colleagues, including GOP Rep. Mike Rogers, who was physically restrained from charging Gaetz by Rep. Richard Hudson. He said “it’s going to be tough” when asked whether he’s concerned it will cost Republicans the majority. Right now this week, we need to get back in business,” said Buchanan, who is backing fellow Florida Rep. Byron Donalds for the job. Meuser, who dropped out of the speaker's race for other "commitments," warned that the GOP dysfunction could cost the party the House and said that Trump supported his decision to withdraw.
Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, Mark Green of Tennessee, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Roger Williams of Texas, are running. "Members are advised that House Republicans are planning to adjourn and votes are no longer expected in the House today," a notice from House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts said. Reps. Roger Williams of Texas and Mark Green of Tennessee are no longer in contention for the speaker nomination after the second round of votes by Republicans. House GOP lawmakers will huddle behind closed doors once again this afternoon, two members told NBC News.
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