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Turmoil In The House Continues As Scalise Drops Out And Jim Jordan Steps Up

Turmoil In The House Continues As Scalise Drops Out And Jim Jordan Steps Up

Amere Keasley
October 16, 2023

With war raging in the Southern Levant, a government spending deadline looms as the House remains paralyzed due to the ousting of Kevin McCarthy. As of Thursday night, Steve Scalise has withdrawn from the House speaker race due to a lack of support from his fellow Republicans. Scalise...

Steve Scalise Gets The Nod For Speaker Of The House

Amere Keasley
October 12, 2023

On October 3, Kevin McCarthy was ousted as the Speaker of the House. This came after an effort headed by a small group of Republicans, which included Matt Gaetz. As of October 11th, the GOP nominated the representative from Louisiana's first district, Steve Scalise, for Speaker...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy was named Speaker of the House early Saturday morning after 15 rounds of voting.

Kevin McCarthy Finally Wins House Speaker in the 15th Round

Hannah Shiflett, Reporter
January 7, 2023

For what seemed could go on for days and maybe even weeks. Rep. Kevin McCarthy wins House Speaker in a stunning turn of events. A Speaker of the House has finally been elected in the United States of America. Beginning on Jan. 3 and lasting well into the early hours of Jan....