Politics Oct 24 GOP House speaker race crowded as Republicans prepare to vote again By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Oct 23 It’s Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level Republicans are now reaching for the gavel It's Day 20 without a House speaker, and Republicans are starting over. They're convening again Monday evening without any idea who will lead and when they will be able to get Congress back to work. By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Oct 20 Watch 3:57 The next steps for House Republicans after dropping Jim Jordan as speaker nominee At the Capitol, Republican Jim Jordan is out in the race for speaker of the House. GOP lawmakers voted behind closed doors to dismiss him as their nominee after he again failed to win the job on the House floor. By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Matt Loffman
Politics Oct 20 Watch 9:53 Brooks and Capehart on the GOP struggle to elect a House speaker and Biden’s aid request New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the search for a new speaker of the House and President Biden's plea for national security funding.
Politics Oct 20 House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a private meeting. This comes after Jordan failed Friday in a third try for the speaker's gavel. By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Oct 20 House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for speaker as opposition deepens By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite the fractured GOP majority, elect a new speaker and return to the work of Congress that has been languishing since hard-liners ousted Kevin McCarthy at the start of the month. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: House rejects Jim Jordan a third time for speaker By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: House convenes as temporary speaker plan fails and Jordan continues his run By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker's powers to re-open the House. Continue reading
Oct 18 House Republicans explore options as Jim Jordan comes up short in 2nd speaker vote By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Rep. Jim Jordan has failed to win the vote to become House speaker on crucial second ballot. The GOP's next steps are uncertain as lawmakers float other options. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: Rep. Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership after second ballot By Associated Press Next steps are uncertain as Republican lawmakers float other options. The hard-edged ally of Donald Trump appears to have no path for the gavel. Continue reading