Speaker Election: House Delays Vote on Speaker After G O.P. Nominates Steve Scalise The New York Times
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The position would only open up if the current majority leader, Steve Scalise, is able to secure the speakership in a floor vote. Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, said he was "ticked off" by the successful effort by Scalise allies to kill his push to change GOP conference rules in order to raise the voting threshold to 217 votes to nominate the speaker candidate. That effort failed, leaving the threshold at a simple majority of the conference and paving the way for Scalise to win the nomination vote on Wednesday. It remains to be seen if Scalise still goes to the floor and dares Republicans to vote for him — or if he successfully flips holdouts, as he did with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.
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Where immigrants choose to settle is shifting, and that adds to the difficulty in foreseeing the electoral-map implications from any changes to the next set of apportionment counts from the 2030 census. Some critics of the current system of counting all residents for congressional apportionment say it gives Democrats a boost over Republicans. So far, though, no Republican lawmakers who have submitted similar bills and bill amendments in the current Congress have signed on as a co-sponsor of Davidson's proposal. That includes North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards, who introduced the House version of the Equal Representation Act in January, as well as two similar bills in November. In recent months, however, Republican lawmakers have called for similar changes with no pretense.
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Yet he also has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for mounting civilian deaths in Gaza and told him that future U.S. aid depends on Israel taking steps to protect civilians. Beyond any dissatisfaction over Israel, polling suggests Biden may have work to do with Black Americans generally. More than half of Black adults approve of how he is handling his job as president, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted in March, but that’s down significantly from when he took office and 94% approved of his performance. The Rev. Stephen Green, pastor of the St. Luke AME Church in Harlem and an author of the alumni letter, said in an interview that his group has reached out to several Morehouse trustees and hopes to speak with Thomas. Green, who graduated in 2014, called the effort part of a “common thread of protest and activism in the Morehouse tradition” of social and political engagement. Former Vice President Mike Pence has refused to endorse Trump’s reelection bid.
Lead-up to first conference vote
But Republicans were divided even on doing that, with some Jordan loyalists arguing that it would set a damaging precedent. Though Johnson has been under heavy fire from conservatives, lawmakers have become skeptical that Greene would call up a motion to vacate against the speaker, a procedural vote that if passed, would oust Johnson. Sen. Dianne Feinstein had announced that she would not seek reelection before her death. But underlying the celebrations was a lingering uncertainty about Pelosi’s plans. The 83-year-old, who stepped down from House Democratic leadership this year, has not announced if she intends to seek another term or retire from the seat she has held for nearly four decades.
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Johnson received an "F" grade from Republicans for Ukraine on its GOP Congressional Report Card. Johnson did vote for the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022. "We'll be talking about the support and what's necessary to get it," Johnson said. "We have to ensure Vladimir Putin is not successful, and I think all the House Republicans are united in that cause."
Rep. Carlos Giménez of Florida, who supported McCarthy over Jordan, called Johnson a "straightforward leader" who can unite the Republican conference in a post to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Gimenez, former chief of the City of Miami Fire Department, highlighted that both Johnson and McCarthy are the sons of firefighters. Democrats will nominate Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and they are being urged to vote for him, according to a notice from Democratic whip Katherine Clark's office. Rep. Pete Aguilar , the Democratic caucus chair, will deliver the nominating speech for Jeffries.
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Path forward for Jordan, Republicans on House speaker now uncertain - The Washington Post
Path forward for Jordan, Republicans on House speaker now uncertain.
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Jordan said the expected return of Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis, a Jordan supporter who missed the first vote to be at his mother-in-law’s funeral, should help him and insisted they are chipping away at the holdouts. It was a notably different posture than the one McCarthy took toward Scalise, his former top deputy who has long been seen as his potential rival. McCarthy did not give a speech after Scalise secured his party nomination on Wednesday, sources said. The vote, in which Jordan failed to secure a majority of the full House, was a disappointment for Jordan’s allies who had expressed hopes that the number of holdouts would be in the single digits. Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win the House speakership on his first bid Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican. At the same time, Mr. Gaetz had reportedly sought a subcommittee chairmanship in the House Armed Services Committee.
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That neighborhood-block level data on people's U.S. citizenship status has long been sought after by proponents of reshaping how state and local legislative districts are drawn. This alternative way of political mapmaking, a GOP redistricting strategist said, would be "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites." And whether it would be legal remains an open question before the Supreme Court. Excluding the broader group of all noncitizens, Passel found, would have resulted in California receiving three fewer seats, plus Texas and Florida with one fewer seat each. Idaho, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia would have each received one additional seat. Passel shared with NPR an updated study that uses more comprehensive estimates, and it suggests that California and Texas would have each received one fewer U.S.
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Jeffries, the Democratic leader, presented him with the gavel, calling him a "family man, a hardworking man, a Baptist man, a Southern man, a son of a firefighter's household." Johnson, a little-known lawmaker who is now second in line for the presidency, attracted the support of all 220 Republican members in attendance, surpassing the 215-vote total that was required to win. All 209 Democrats voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the party's House leader. Hakeem Jeffries of New York was unanimously nominated by the House Democratic Caucus on October 10.
McCarthy has long been a fundraising powerhouse, and his prowess appears to have grown since he became speaker. In February, at his first fundraiser after being elected the leader of the House, he reportedly brought in more than $12 million in one night. Democrats consider California pivotal to the party’s efforts to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024, with a super PAC tied to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledging Tuesday to spend $35 million on competitive congressional races in the state.
Of those, seven were won by fewer than 5 percentage points, four held by a Democrat and three held by a Republican. Click on the "Last election margin of victory" column in the table below to sort the list by margin of victory. As a result of apportionment, six states (Texas, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon) gained seats in the U.S. House, and seven states (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) lost seats.
In a secret-ballot vote on Tuesday night, Mr. Johnson got 128 votes, with 44 Republicans voting for nominees not on the ballot, including 43 for Mr. McCarthy, whom many view as unfairly ousted. Still, in a separate vote afterward, only a few Republicans indicated they would not back Mr. Johnson on the floor, while about 20 Republicans were absent. This latest effort in Congress also comes as Republicans are making immigration a key campaign issue this year and using pointed rhetoric against the rare and illegal practice of noncitizens voting in federal elections. That focus was amplified by a press conference last month with former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana.
Following the elections, Democrats gained a net of one seat in the United States Senate, maintaining control of the chamber. Republicans held 49 seats following the elections, while Democrats held 48 seats and independents who caucus with Democrats held two. After the elections, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she had changed her party affiliation from Democrat to independent. Although many of the most competitive primaries take place for open seats or offices that are held by a different party, even high-ranking federal officeholders can lose renomination to primary challengers. In the 2014 primary for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R), ranked behind only then-Speaker John Boehner (R) in Republican House leadership, was defeated by economics professor Dave Brat (R). From 2013 to 2022, 67 special elections to the United States Congress were called during the 113th through 117th Congresses.
Mr. Emmer, 62, has served since January as the party’s whip, responsible for counting and securing the votes to pass the speaker’s agenda. He was the highest-ranking Republican in the race, and has been endorsed by the ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Republicans are going on a break now as Tom Emmer meets with holdouts individually and in small groups.
Five are in California — the exact number of seats Democrats need to flip to reclaim control of the House. The internal party election came after Republicans cast aside Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, the second party nominee for speaker, who was unable to win the majority of votes needed to be elected to the top job. But he also argues Democrats will have a better chance in a number of California congressional districts because 2024 is a presidential election year, which means greater turnout among young people, minorities and other voters who tend to favor Democratic candidates.
Victoria Spartz of Indiana is one Republican to watch — she voted against Jordan on Tuesday. On Monday night, the eve of the first round of voting to determine Mr. McCarthy’s successor, Ms. Cole was walking through the Capitol basement and rounded a corner to find throngs of reporters waiting for House Republicans to emerge from a closed-door meeting. They delighted at her vibe, like a fed-up teacher overseeing a rabble of children, made memes of her roll-calling and dubbed her “mother,” an honor sometimes bestowed on beloved women (a notable fellow mother to her devoted fans is Taylor Swift). Mr. McHenry is acting as temporary speaker under rules adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that require the speaker of the House to come up with a list of people to fill the post in the event that it becomes vacant.
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