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This live blog is now closed. For our latest reporting on the House speakership election, you can read our latest report:Jim Jordan loses US House speaker vote for second time as support ebbsPatrick McHenry has gaveled the House into session, ahead of …
Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, from Arizona, says ‘it is hard to get anything done’A Republican congresswoman has said she will not run for re-election next year, claiming “DC is broken”.Debbie Lesko, from Arizona, said in a statement that traveling to Wa…
Tally showed 22 members of his own party opposing him, including four Republicans who supported Jordan a day earlierThe House of Representatives again failed to elect a new speaker on Wednesday, after the hard-right congressman Jim Jordan failed to win…
Hard-right congressman seeks speakership after securing party’s nomination, but 55 Republicans say they won’t back himThe House of Representatives was unable to elect a new speaker on its first ballot on Tuesday, as the hard-right congressman Jim Jorda…
Thirteen lawmakers call on Biden administration to facilitate de-escalation and send humanitarian aid into GazaA group of prominent progressive US lawmakers introduced a resolution on Monday calling for a ceasefire in the fast-escalating conflict betwe…
House minority leader confirms ‘informal’ talks underway for a solution to speaker crisis in House of RepresentativesTop House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries confirmed Sunday that “informal conversations have been underway” for a bipartisan solution to the l…
Rightwing speakership contender says he thinks he has 217 votes needed to win as colleague Mike Johnson waits in the wingsThe rightwing congressman Jim Jordan is seeking to shore up support for his bid to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, with p…
Jordan finished second to Scalise, who has dropped out, in a vote but Scott, though low-profile, offers moderate alternativeHouse Republicans scrambled to find a new speaker on Friday, after Steve Scalise, the majority leader, abruptly dropped out of t…
House unable to govern, with next steps uncertain, after Louisiana senator fails to secure his party’s supportThe Republican congressman Steve Scalise is ending his bid to become the US House speaker after failing to secure enough votes to win the gave…
Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts sayPolitical turmoil in Washington has left the US without key diplomats across the Middle East and raised concerns that years o…