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Ralliers cried “Free, free Palestine.” They cheered when at one point someone inside the Washington Hilton — where the dinner has been held for decades — unfurled a Palestinian flag from a top-floor hotel window. Chants accused U.S. journalists of undercovering the war and misrepresenting it. “Western media we see you, and all the horrors that you hide,” crowds chanted at one point. With hundreds of protesters rallying against the war in Gaza outside the event and concerns over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the perils for journalists covering the conflict, the war hung over this year’s event. But speakers inside made only passing mention of the conflict despite some having to run a gauntlet of demonstrators. Biden’s speech, which lasted around 10 minutes, made no mention of the ongoing war or the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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McHenry said Friday night that McCarthy has “grown as a leader” during this week’s turmoil. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), who nominated McCarthy on the 14th ballot, could be seen pleading with Gaetz after the roll call, trying in vain to get him to change his vote. Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond.
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On the second round, a net of two Republicans switched their vote from Jordan to other candidates. In the third round, a further three switched their vote from Jordan, bringing the total Republicans against Jordan to 25. As it had become clear Jordan did not have enough support to be elected Speaker, the House Republican Conference voted to remove him as the Republican Party's nominee for Speaker. Following the successful motion to vacate the speakership of Kevin McCarthy of California on October 3, 2023, the members of the U.S.
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CNN reported on Friday that McCarthy and his allies had been working during the break between sessions to convince holdouts to vote “present” instead of for another candidate, in order for the threshold of votes needed for McCarthy to become speaker to drop. Hours earlier, McCarthy failed the first two speakership votes of the day – the 12th and 13th ballots of the week. McCarthy’s skills centered on fundraising — he has taken in well over $100million for the party since 2016 — and his intricate knowledge of congressional districts across the country. He sought out candidates, remembered names, bought dinners, traveled tens of thousands of miles and was as at ease with the wealthy as he was walking the furrows of Bakersfield and grabbing lunch at Luigi’s. He urged his fellow lawmakers to regularly read Plato’s “Republic,” Harvard Business Review and People magazine. Roy was one of the lead co-sponsors of a rules change for the Republican conference that would have required the nominee for speaker to get the number of votes required to win outright on the floor.
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“I look forward to meeting with Speaker Johnson soon to discuss the path forward to avoid a government shutdown,” Mr. Schumer said in a statement. In the end, it was Mr. Johnson who was able to bring together both the party’s hard-right and mainstream flanks that had taken turns sinking speaker candidates. But the unity was in part a product of burnout among House Republicans, who in spite of their differences grew eager to put an end to the weekslong spectacle of mass dysfunction and paralysis that many said had left their constituents distraught. The elevation of Mr. Johnson, 51, an architect of the effort to overturn the 2020 election and a religious conservative opposed to abortion rights, homosexuality and gay marriage, further cemented the Republican Party’s lurch to the right. It came after a historic fight that began when the hard right ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Oct. 3, and raged on as the divided House G.O.P. nominated and then quickly discarded three other candidates to succeed him.
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The table below presents the results of special elections to Congress from 1986 to 2012. Incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (R)—who first took office in 2005—did not seek re-election, which made this an open seat race. In 2020, incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R) defeated Cal Cunningham (D), 49% to 47%. At the time of the election, three independent election forecasters rated the general election as Solid Republican or Safe Republican. Donald Trump (R) won the state in the 2020 presidential election by a 15.4% margin.
The House’s slim margin is what led to McCarthy’s removal at the hands of a band of eight GOP rebels – and now a similarly sized group of House Republicans could block Jordan’s ascension, too. With Republican lawmakers growing irritable after days of fruitless voting, a heated argument broke out between several of them. But Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama, a McCarthy ally who is in line to become the next chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, took it to another level when he stepped toward Mr. Gaetz and had to be restrained. Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, had declined yet again to vote for Representative Kevin McCarthy of California on a 14th ballot, helping sink McCarthy’s chances at speaker that round.
Two other Republicans who voted for Mr. Jordan on Tuesday switched on Wednesday to supporting committee chairs. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, who spoke out against Mr. Jordan during a closed-door meeting of Republicans, cast her ballot for Representative Kay Granger of Texas, the Appropriations Committee chairwoman. Representative Pete Stauber of Minnesota voted for Representative Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee on which both men sit. Representative Jim Jordan, the hard-line conservative Republican from Ohio, lost support on Wednesday on his second try to become speaker, falling short again of the majority he needed to be elected. But several of the mainstream Republicans who voted against Mr. Jordan said they were irrevocably opposed to his candidacy, and predicted that opposition to the Ohio Republican would only grow.
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After the elections, in which Republicans lost their House majority to the Democrats, the Republican Conference elected McCarthy to serve as their leader in the next congress.[50][51] During the 116th Congress and 117th which followed, McCarthy was the House minority leader. Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote.[15] Traditionally, each party's caucus selects a candidate for the speakership from among its senior leaders prior to the roll call. In the first round of voting, Jeffries received 212 votes from all Democrats, Jim Jordan received 200 votes from most Republicans, and seven others received some Republican votes despite not being formally nominated. As no person received the majority of votes cast, a second round of voting was necessary.
In a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House, President Biden welcomed news of Johnson's election. The New York Democrat pledged his party will back Mr. Biden as he works to free hostages held by Hamas. "I think all the American people at one time had great pride in this institution, but right now that's in jeopardy," he said. "And we have a challenge before us right now to rebuild and restore that trust." "I want to say to the American people on behalf of all of us here, we hear you. We know the challenges you're facing. We know that there's a lot going on in our country, domestically and abroad, and we're ready to get to work again to solve those problems and we will," he said.
"This is a time for all of us to act responsibly, and to put the good of the American people and the everyday priorities of American families above any partisanship." "We're going to dispense with all the usual ceremonies and celebrations that traditionally follow a new speakership because we have no time for either one," Johnson said. "The American people's business is too urgent in this moment. The hour is late. The crisis is great."
If no one amasses a majority of votes cast, it goes to a second ballot. If another ballot is needed, it is not clear if Congress will recess the chamber or if members will continue voting. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan's loss on his first ballot for House speaker Tuesday and his effort to win the gavel despite facing 20 holdouts from within his party, has begun to expose cracks forming within the leadership of the House GOP.
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House Speaker race starts again with candidates entering after Jordan’s oust.
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Here are the Republicans whose votes moved for and against Mr. Jordan on the second vote. Some Republicans, particularly Mr. Jordan’s staunchest supporters, have resisted such a move because it would sap momentum for the party to unite behind him — or any other Republican. The talks have gained urgency as war has broken out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and lawmakers increasingly worry that the House will be unable to act on that crisis — or make any progress on a measure to fund the government and avoid a shutdown next month. “If you succumb to threats and intimidation and all that, the rest of your life you’ll just be threatened and intimidated,” said Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida, who has said he will continue voting for Mr. McCarthy.
McCarthy warned Democratic minority leader Jeffries that “Two years ago I got 100% of the vote from my conference.”“It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” said McCarthy, remembering one of his father’s favorite sayings. “And now we need to finish strong for the American people.”McCarthy said that the new GOP House will be a crucial “check” on the Biden administration, and he vowed to stop wasteful spending, the rise in the national debt, and the rise in prices at the pump and grocery store. Former President Donald Trump, who backed McCarthy for speaker of the House and was reportedly on the phone with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) during the 14th vote, also offered his felicitations to the Bakersfield representative and the GOP.
His attempts to appease them — McCarthy has often been accused by moderates of indulging hard-liners — made him appear to be a leader without convictions, until suddenly the man Trump called “my Kevin” was in peril. But with the former president facing a tide of legal woes and becoming less influential with radical Republicans determined to upset the act of governing, McCarthy was in jeopardy. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida a member of the House Oversight Committee, said she feels “comfortable” enough to support Speaker nominee Steve Scalise after their conversation Wednesday afternoon. Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina told CNN’s Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" on Wednesday that she will not vote for Speaker designee Steve Scalise on the floor and would instead back Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. Republicans are worried that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is facing grim prospects of becoming speaker, only prolonging the GOP's leadership crisis that has left the House paralyzed and unable to move on any legislation. He also said “that’s the hope” when asked if anyone can get the 217 votes required to win the gavel — a number Speaker Designate Steve Scalise is still far from hitting.
Republican incumbent David Valadao defeated Democratic Assemblymember Rudy Salas in this San Joaquin Valley district, which includes portions of Kern, Kings and Tulare counties. When redistricting broke up his current district and the Democrat incumbent in the new 9th District announced he would retire, Harder decided to run here. What to know about the California congressional race between Democratic physician and Navy veteran Kermit Jones and GOP Assemblymember Kevin Kiley. And she took aim at Johnson’s decision to bring a Ukraine aid package to the floor, saying the speaker was supporting “forever wars” and trying to “Make Ukraine Great Again” instead of the United States. “Once he became speaker, he has become a man that none of us recognize,” Greene said, citing Johnson’s support for three continuing resolutions and a two-part spending omnibus “that fully funded Joe Biden’s agenda,” including a new FBI headquarters. As of Wednesday, just two other Republicans had gotten on board, at least publicly — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Paul Gosar of Arizona.
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