House Speaker Mike Johnson partnered with anti-gay conversion therapy group before he became a politician
CNN — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson closely collaborated with a group in the mid-to-late 2000s that promoted “conversion therapy,” a discredited practice that asserted it could change the…
Who is Rep. Mike Johnson, the new House speaker?
Washington CNN — Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the…
House Republicans vote on speaker nomination
Rep. Carlos Gimenez, who once pronounced himself OK – Only Kevin – is not so “only” anymore. The Florida Republican is now OK with fellow Floridian Rep. Byron Donalds, who he…
Jim Jordan loses third vote for House speaker as more Republicans abandon him
CNN — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed Friday for the third time to win the speaker’s gavel, faring worse in the latest round of voting than he had in two…
Rep. Jim Jordan vows to stay in speaker race
Rep. Matt Gaetz leaves a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP Amid the ongoing chaos in the speaker-less House, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz…
Analysis: House speaker crisis is a symptom of historic Republican divisions
CNN — You might have thought it was a Democrat who recently said that House Republicans were in the “same stupid clown car with a different driver.” And while I’m…
Steve Scalise scrambling to win over holdouts amid deep concerns he can’t get 217 votes for speaker
CNN — Majority Leader Steve Scalise is scrambling to lock down the votes to become the next House speaker, but protracted opposition to the Louisiana Republican inside the GOP conference…
House GOP rejects proposal to raise vote threshold to nominate speaker
CNN — House Republicans have rejected a proposal to raise the threshold required to select a GOP speaker nominee – a proposal that was aimed at preventing a messy public…
Patrick McHenry: Who is the interim House speaker?
CNN — The congressman temporarily leading the House of Representatives as it searches for a new speaker was selected for the job by Rep. Kevin McCarthy before he was ousted…
Trump floats serving as House speaker for ‘short period of time’ if needed until GOP settles on leader
CNN — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that, if needed, he would be open to serving as speaker of the House for a “short period of time” until Republican…