Tag: Republicans

GOP Steering Committee Settles Contested House Chairmanships

The Republican Steering Committee named the winners of four contested House chairmanship races on Jan. 9. The committee includes several regional representatives who make determinations on committee assignments, including who receives the top spot on a committee. While the winners of uncontested chairmanship bids were announced in December, the panel held off on making picks…


Republican Investigated by Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Join GOP Investigations Into Jan. 6, 2021

A Republican lawmaker targeted by the now-defunct Jan. 6 Committee said on Jan. 8 that he was interested in joining a proposed probe of those same investigators. The Jan. 6 panel, formed in 2021 under the guiding hand of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was almost entirely constituted of Democrats. Only two Republicans,…


Republican Investigated By Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Join GOP Investigations Into Jan. 6

A Republican lawmaker targeted by the now-defunct January 6 Committee said on Jan. 8 that he was interested in joining a proposed probe of those same investigators. The January 6 panel, formed in 2021 under the guiding hand of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was almost entirely constituted of Democrats. Only two Republicans,…


Rep. Rogers Say He Regrets Tense Confrontation With Rep. Gaetz During Speaker Vote

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) offered his regrets to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Jan. 8 for a tense confrontation during the heated House speaker vote on Friday evening. “I regret that I briefly lost my temper on the House Floor Friday evening and appreciate Matt’s kind understanding,” Roger, the incoming chairman of the House Armed…


Rep. Rogers Says He Regrets Tense Confrontation With Rep. Gaetz During Speaker Vote

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) offered his regrets to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Jan. 8 for a tense confrontation during the heated House speaker vote on Friday evening. “I regret that I briefly lost my temper on the House Floor Friday evening and appreciate Matt’s kind understanding,” Roger, the incoming chairman of the House Armed…


Here Are the 7 Conservative Bills Guaranteed a House Vote After Speakership Fight

Tough negotiations in Congress that on Saturday ended with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) taking the gavel as House speaker have led to a series of compromises, including seven conservative bills that are guaranteed to be put to a vote. McCarthy had to make numerous concessions to win over a holdout group of populist Republicans, including…


Former Trump Adviser John Bolton Signals Run for US Presidency in 2024

John Bolton said Friday he will be running for U.S. president in the 2024 election “primarily on the basis that we need a much stronger foreign policy.” Bolton’s announcement to be the Republican nominee for the presidency was made just under two months since former President Donald Trump announced his own bid. Bolton, a former national security…


McCarthy Reveals ‘Very First Bill’ After Being Elected House Speaker

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the first bill he wants to see passed is to cut back funding for 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents, following a several-day-long fight over the speaker’s gavel. “I know the night is late, but when we come back our very first bill will repeal…


McCarthy Reveals 1st Bill After Being Elected House Speaker

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says that the first bill he wants to see passed is one to cut back funding for 87,000 new IRS agents, following a several-day-long fight over the speaker’s gavel. “I know the night is late, but when we come back, our very first bill will repeal the funding…


Jim Jordan Says Republicans Will Be Able to Pass GOP House Rules Package

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Sunday that he expects Republicans can pass a House rules package that was changed during negotiations from holdouts during the election for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last week. “I think we’ll get the 218 votes we need to pass the rules package,” Jordan told “Fox News Sunday.” “What this…