Tag: GOP
Tom Emmer Wins GOP Speakership Nomination in Close Vote
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2023.
In a grueling set of secret ballot [...]
Donald Trump Launches Legal Offensive to Dismiss Federal Charges
Former President Donald Trump argued that the indictment “does not explain” how he violated the laws he’s charged with breaking. | Charles Krupa/AP
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GOP Presidential Hopeful Considers NATO Withdrawal and United Nations Reevaluation
Vivek Ramaswamy's comments on NATO and the United States are likely to earn him more pushback from U.S. foreign policy traditionalists in both partie [...]
House GOP Speaker Field Set: 7 Republicans Vie for Leadership
A House clerk keeps track of voting as Rep. Jim Jordan loses the third ballot in his bid to become speaker. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The field for [...]
‘All eyes are on Virginia’: Glenn Youngkin launches full-court press ahead of high-stakes elections
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks prior to signing the budget at a ceremony at a grocery store June 21, 2022, in Richmond, Va.(AP Photo/Steve H [...]
GOP launches third attempt to break Speaker stalemate
In the grand theater of American politics, the House Republicans find themselves mired in a recurring spectacle, embarking on their third attempt [...]
House Republican Candidates Sign Pledge in Bid to Avoid Speaker Selection Pitfalls
Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) has spearheaded a two-paragraph pledge to vote “yea” on the floor for whoever wins the House Republican conference’s backing [...]
Trump Expresses Doubts About Tom Emmer for House Speaker
Rep. Tom Emmer speaks with Rep. Mike Simpson on the House floor during a vote to elect a speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. | Franci [...]
GOP Speaker Race in Disarray as Candidates Multiply, No Clear Front-Runner Emerges
Chaos reigns within the House GOP as the party grapples with an unprecedented speaker crisis [...]
These 25 Republicans voted against Jim Jordan on the third ballot — underscoring the doomed and futile nature of his ongoing speakership bid
Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry.(via Business Insider)
In a political spectacle that defies conventional wisdom, Jim Jordan of Ohio continued [...]