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A flood of retirements is shaking up the 2024 battle for the House
So far, 35 House members — 23 Democrats and 12 Republicans — have announced they are retiring or leaving the chamber to run for other offices, according to the House press gallery.
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House rejects effort to expel Rep. George Santos
The Republican congressman from New York has become infamous for fabricating his life story and being accused of stealing from donors.
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New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one
The new speaker of the U.S. House had a key role in trying to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election win.
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Who is Mike Johnson? Here's what to know about the new Republican House speaker
The evangelical Christian has a strong conservative voting record.
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House enters third week without Speaker as GOP has few ideas on who will take the gavel
House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors to hear elevator pitches from the candidates who want to be House speaker.
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GOP's Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated Republicans search for options
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even more GOP colleagues who refused to give him the the gavel.
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Steve Scalise ends his bid to become House Speaker
The GOP candidate failed to secure the necessary votes to win the gavel.
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Republicans nominate Jim Jordan as House speaker
Jordan will now have to win the majority of a full House vote.
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How does the House choose a speaker?
The speaker of the house oversees House committee assignments, works with the House Rules Committee to structure debate on the floor to advance priorities and is responsible for accounting and procurement.
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Want to be the next speaker of the House? Here's how
Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker. How will his successor be chosen? Here’s what to know about what happens next.
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Pelosi accuses interim House speaker of ordering her to give up office in Capitol
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused new interim Speaker Patrick McHenry on Tuesday night of kicking her out of her workspace in the Capitol just hours after the chamber’s abrupt change in leadership.
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Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next.
The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a successful effort to remove Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
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House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic vote
The House voted 216-210 to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., with a handful of conservatives joining Democrats to remove him.
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Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote, says he won't run for the post again
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history.
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Congress avoids a government shutdown, 3 hours before deadline
Both the House and Senate passed a temporary solution in bipartisan votes on Saturday that will kick the issue to November.
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Sen. Schumer, “The Government will remain open”
Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Mitch McConnell delivered some remarks before the full Senate voted on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded for the next 45 days.
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House passes 45-day government funding bill, hours before gov't shutdown
The bill would keep the government open for another 45 days if signed into law by President Joe Biden.
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Plane that crashed and killed Rep. Peltola's husband was carrying over 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers
Peltola was a former Alaska regional director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and worked for years for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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White House preparing for government shutdown, disruption of federal services
The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services.
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‘I am not the president's lawyer': Listen to AG Garland's opening statement to Congress
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to address accusations from Republican lawmakers that the Justice Department is unethically protecting President Joe Biden and his family.