House GOP

The GOP congressman who leads the House’s probe of COVID-19’s origins says he won’t seek reelection

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Amanda Smith

FILE – Chairman Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus pandemic investigation of the origins of ...

Becoming A ‘Well-Oiled Machine’ Easier Said Than Done For Republicans

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Amanda Smith

The new House speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a phrase he’s kept returning to in order to describe how he wants ...

Gaetz, Burchett say ousting McCarthy was worth it to get Johnson

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Amanda Smith

Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Tuesday night that ousting former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the top post ...

House Republicans need a sudden onset of political maturity. What are the chances?

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Amanda Smith

Israeli diplomat Abba Eben famously said that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Watching events in the Middle ...

What to know about Speaker candidate Kevin Hern

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Amanda Smith

The House GOP is in chaos amid attempts to elect a Speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost his third attempt at ...

GOP ditches Jordan and scrambles for Speaker: Five takeaways

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Amanda Smith

House Republicans ditched Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their nominee for Speaker on Friday, thrusting the GOP conference back to square one ...

What to know about potential Speaker hopeful Tom Emmer

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Amanda Smith

After Republicans voted Friday to no longer back House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker nominee, the House is scrambling ...