WASHINGTON—Chaos walked into the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday and made itself home as members of the new Republican majority rejected House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker, but then failed to settle on an alternative candidate. In the first vote of a tumultuous first day of the 118th Congress,…
McCarthy Fails in Votes for Speaker of the House; Bitter Battle Erupts Among GOPers
January 3, 2023
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House of Representatives Set to Elect New Leader
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to elect a new leader on Jan. 3 as Republicans take control of the lower chamber. Speakers typically come from the majority party and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the top Republican in the chamber since 2019, was nominated by GOP members as the party’s speaker candidate. But McCarthy…
Opposition to McCarthy Grows as House of Representatives Prepare to Elect New Leader
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to elect a new leader on Jan. 3 as Republicans take control of the lower chamber. Speakers typically come from the majority party and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the top Republican in the chamber since 2019, was nominated by GOP members as the party’s speaker candidate. But McCarthy…
McCarthy Agrees to Back New House Rule Making It Easier to Remove Unpopular Speaker
January 1, 2023
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a major reversal has decided to support restoring a rule that allows a motion from the floor of the House of Representatives to “vacate the chair” and force a vote on a new Speaker of the House. McCarthy’s change of position comes as the first vote of the…
Biden Signs $1.7 Trillion Government Spending Omnibus Bill
President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion funding bill on Thursday that will keep the government running until the end of the federal fiscal year in September 2023. Biden had until late Friday to sign the package in order to avert a partial government shutdown. The vast omnibus bill, which totaled over 4,000 pages, was…
Full List: How House Members Voted on the $1.8 Trillion Omnibus Package
The House of Representatives on Dec. 23 voted 225–201 to approve the $1.8 trillion omnibus government funding package. See how each member voted below. The Senate list is here. Members that voted for the bill: Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.) Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) Rep. Cynthia Axne (D-Iowa)…
House Passes $1.8 Trillion Omnibus Package
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 23 passed the $1.8 trillion omnibus package, one day after a bipartisan Senate vote sent the bill to the lower chamber. The House vote was 216–201. All but two Democrats voted yes. One voted present, and one voted no. Two hundred Republicans voted no, nine voted yes, and…
Republican Concedes to Democrat in US House Race With Narrow Margin
Democrats have flipped a U.S. House of Representatives seat representing Washington state, the Republican candidate for the seat acknowledged on Dec. 21. Joe Kent, the GOP candidate for the seat representing Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, announced he’d called his rival to concede after a recount ended. “I promised during the campaign that I would accept…
House Passes Bill to Determine Puerto Rico’s Political Status
The House of Representatives on Dec. 15 passed a bill that would determine the future political status of Puerto Rico. Currently, the Central American island exists in an in-between status as a protectorate of the United States. The citizens of Puerto Rico have a voice in Congress through an elected delegate, but this delegate is…
House Considering Removal of Gendered Pronouns From US Code in the National Archives
December 13, 2022
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Thousands of illegal immigrants are heading across the U.S. border with Mexico every day and night, the federal government is $31 trillion in debt, China is challenging American leadership around the globe, and crime is spiraling out of control in the nation’s big cities. But on Nov. 13 in the nation’s Capitol, the U.S. House…
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