Category: speaker

White House Offers Reassurances on National Security Amid Speaker Fight

One day after a State Department spokesperson warned that the ongoing Speaker of the House battle could eventually raise concerns related to the United States’ national security, a White House spokesperson offered a less alarming narrative. “I don’t want to speculate about how long things would go before there would be some deeper concern about…


GOP Speaker Showdown Harbinger of Congressional Reform, Says Experts

News Analysis A veteran U.S. political analyst said on Jan. 6 that the emerging consensus coming out of the fight that started as a disorganized rebellion over the speakership of the United States House of Representatives will be a win for the American people in reforming the way Congress does business. But another expert cautioned…


GOP Speaker Showdown Harbinger of Congressional Reform, Experts Say

News Analysis A veteran U.S. political analyst said on Jan. 6 that the emerging consensus coming out of the fight that started as a disorganized rebellion over the speakership of the United States House of Representatives will be a win for the American people in reforming the way Congress does business. But another expert cautioned…


Political Commentator Sees Fight Over Speakership, Rejection of McCarthy, a Win for Americans

Contrary to the message pushed by Washington insiders, the fight over the House Speaker position is a win for the American people, Mike Davis stated in an interview, which aired on Newsmakers by NTD and The Epoch Times on Jan. 4. Davis is the founder and president of the Article III Project and former Chief Counsel for Nominations to…


Chief Counsel Sees Fight Over Speakership, Rejection of McCarthy, a Win for Americans

Contrary to the message pushed by Washington insiders, the fight over the House Speaker position is a win for the American people, Mike Davis stated in an interview, which aired on Newsmakers by NTD and The Epoch Times on Jan. 4. Davis is the founder and president of the Article III Project and former Chief Counsel for Nominations to…


LIVE NOW: GOP Veterans Hold Press Conference on Speaker’s Race

Veteran Republican member-elects of the House of Representatives will hold a press conference to discuss the status of the speaker’s race and its impact on American national security on Jan. 4. …


GOP Veterans Hold Press Conference on Speaker’s Race

Veteran Republican member-elects of the House of Representatives will hold a press conference to discuss the status of the speaker’s race and its impact on American national security on Jan. 4. …


Senate Republicans Criticize House GOP for Failure to Elect Speaker

Senate Republicans on Jan. 3 criticized the House GOP for failing to elect a speaker despite holding a majority in the lower chamber in the new Congress. “If it’s this hard to elect a Speaker, imagine how hard it’s going to be to pass any legislation,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told The Hill. Sen. Lindsey…


Full List: How House Members Voted in Speaker Election

The U.S. House of Representatives failed in its first vote on Jan. 3 to select a speaker. The vote ended without any candidate receiving a majority. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) received 212 votes, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received 203 votes, and 19 votes were cast for others. A second vote took place, but all 19…


NTD News Today (Jan. 3): McCarthy Faces Heat Ahead of Speaker Vote; VP Requires Covid Test for Senators, Family at Ceremony

An intense vote for House Speaker is set for today. Right now, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy does not have the votes to secure the gavel. Some members challenging the status quo could draw the vote out for days. That would make it the first time in a century that a vote for speaker would go…