Top Republican leaders did not attend House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) speech Thursday announcing she is stepping down from her leadership position. Video footage of the House chamber showed that only House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) attended Pelosi’s speech among the GOP leaders. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Chair of the House Republican…
Democrats Win 4 More Tight House Races
Democrats were projected Nov. 16 to win four more close races for seats in the House of Representatives, including three in California. Reps. Ami Bera (D-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), and Josh Harder (D-Calif.) won reelection, the Associated Press projected. Dr. Yadira Caraveo, a pediatrician, won the tight race for a new district in Colorado. The…
Here’s Where House Races Stand After Republicans Near Majority
Republicans are just one seat away from taking the House of Representatives as Democrats’ slim hopes of retaining the majority were nearly extinguished after several more races were called in favor of the GOP on Monday. The GOP has won 217 seats to the Democrats’ 204. Five races were called in favor of Republican candidates on…
Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs to Challenge McCarthy for House Speaker
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said on Monday night that he plans to challenge House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) when the GOP conference convenes on Tuesday to choose its nominee to be speaker of the House. “We have a new paradigm here, and I think the country wants a different direction from the House of Representatives,”…
Republican Congressman Confirms He’ll Challenge McCarthy for House Speaker
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said on Monday night that he plans to challenge House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) when the GOP conference convenes on Tuesday to choose its nominee to be speaker of the House. “We have a new paradigm here, and I think the country wants a different direction from the House of Representatives,”…
GOP Takes Key District From Democrats in Blue State as House Control Undecided
Republicans on Sunday flipped an Oregon congressional district, giving the GOP another seat as control of the House is still up for grabs. GOP candidate Lori Chavez-DeRemer bested Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a Democrat, in Oregon’s 15th congressional district, according to The Associated Press. As of Sunday evening, Chavez-DeRemer had 51.1 percent of the vote to McLeod-Skinner’s…
Top House Republican on Midterm Losses: Trump ‘Wasn’t on the Ballot’
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said that Republicans’ 2022 midterm losses were not because of former President Donald Trump because he “wasn’t on the ballot.” “Donald Trump remains a very popular figure in the Republican Party in each corner of the country,” Banks, the head of the influential Republican Study Committee, told Fox News Sunday. Banks…
Nevada Democrats Win 3 Key Swing Seats in Close House Races
Incumbent Democrats are retaining three key swing seats in Nevada that their Republican challengers had targeted in a series of competitive races in the state. Rep. Susie Lee was leading her Republican opponent April Becker by over 7,400 votes, Rep. Steven Horsford was ahead of his challenger Sam Peters by just under 8,000 votes, and…
Republicans Need Just 7 Seats to Clinch House Majority With 23 Competitive Races Still Uncalled
Republicans need to pick up just 7 seats of the 23 competitive races that remain uncalled to reverse Democrats’ razor-thin majority in the House, with just a handful of tossups standing in the way of the lower chamber flipping red. As states continue to count outstanding votes from the midterm election and Americans still don’t…
Top GOP Rep Tells Kevin McCarthy ‘Not so Fast’ on His Speakership Bid
A top House Republican suggested House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) might not be automatically be voted in as House speaker if Republicans recapture the House of Representatives. Rep. Andy Biggs ( R-Ariz.), the highly influential member of the House Freedom Caucus, argued that the GOP conference in the House needs to have a “serious discussion”…
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