Tag: Congress
Emmer drops his pursuit of speaker’s gavel
U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has dropped his pursuit of the speaker’s gavel just hours after the five-term Republican from Minnesota became the...
Republicans nominate Minnesota’s Tom Emmer for House speaker
(The Daily Signal) -- After several rounds of voting on Tuesday, Republicans have selected a candidate for speaker of the House of Representatives.
Those initially on the...
Report: Dean Phillips tells colleagues he plans to run against Biden
(The Washington Free Beacon) — A Minnesota Democratic congressman who's one of President Joe Biden's loudest detractors has told colleagues he plans to run...
Jim Jordan out as speaker nominee after third ballot
(The Daily Signal) -- During a secret ballot on Friday, House Republicans voted to remove Jim Jordan as the nominee for speaker of the House...
Pete Stauber defects from Jim Jordan in second round of speaker...
(The Daily Signal) -- Multiple Republican members of Congress who yesterday voted for Congressman Jim Jordan to become speaker of the House of Representatives chose to...
Jordan falls short in first speaker vote, more expected
(The Center Square) — U.S. House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed to get the needed support to become speaker of the House...
Republicans introduce bill to block Palestinian refugees from coming to U.S.
(American Greatness) -- Two Republican representatives will introduce a bill to forbid the United States from allowing any Palestinian refugees to enter the country,...
‘Squad’ members claim ‘ethnic cleansing’ after Israel tells Gaza residents to...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Several left-wing members of Congress called on the United States to prevent Israel from carrying out an “ethnic cleansing...
EXCLUSIVE: GOP delegation presses Biden admin for answers on Minnesotans stranded...
Minnesota’s GOP congressional delegation is demanding answers from Secretary of State Antony Blinken after receiving requests for help from “Minnesotans who are in Israel...
Jim Jordan wins GOP nomination for House speaker
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan won the House Republican Conference’s nomination to become the Speaker of the House...