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☆ New Hampshire Primary New Hampshire Voters Have Their Say: Haley or Trump?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mr. Trump’s earlier supporters have seized on Mr. DeSantis’s departure from the race to declare Mr. Trump the “presumptive nominee,” though only Iowa has voted so far. Mr. Trump already has the support of Speaker Mike Johnson and the majority of congressional Republicans. field, all three of those men will appear alongside Mr. Trump on Monday night at a rally in Laconia, N.H., according to officials with the Trump campaign. (Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, whom Ms. Haley endorsed for president in 2016, backed Mr. Trump shortly before the Iowa caucuses.) I want to make it a live-free-or-die-country.”Holdouts among top Republicans for Mr. Trump are few and far between.

Persons: Tim Scott, Scott, Mr, Trump, Donald J, Ron DeSantis, Bob Good, Ashley Moody, Jeff Duncan of, Ralph Norman, Nikki Haley, Trump’s, DeSantis’s, Mike Johnson, Ted Cruz of, Tim Scott of, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy, —, Haley, Nancy Mace, Marco Rubio, Ms, Chris Sununu, Larry Hogan of, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, “, ”, Mitch McConnell of, John Thune of, Chip Roy, Texas, Thomas Massie of, Jazmine Ulloa, Michael Gold Organizations: Trump, Republican State Senate, Atlanta, Mr, Republicans, Gov, Former, Republican Locations: Concord, N.H, Florida, Virginia, Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, statehouses, Georgia, Iowa, Ted Cruz of Texas, Tim Scott of South Carolina, North Dakota, Laconia, South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, New Hampshire, Larry Hogan of Maryland, Arkansas, New Jersey, Franklin, America, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John Thune of South Dakota, Thomas Massie of Kentucky

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has picked up another endorsement from Nikki Haley's home state of South Carolina, with Rep. Nancy Mace backing the former president in this year's GOP presidential primary. Mace had stayed out of the 2024 Republican primary as two fellow South Carolinians — Haley and Sen. Tim Scott — entered the race last year. On Monday, a day ahead of the New Hampshire primary, Mace told The Associated Press that she was backing Trump over Haley, who lives in her congressional district and supported her in 2022 against a Trump-backed challenger. Over the weekend, Trump was joined by a slew of South Carolina leaders as he campaigned in New Hampshire, seen as yet another blow from South Carolina against Haley. Just two years ago, Mace and Haley were aligned in a congressional primary that tested Trump's heft in South Carolina, where his own 2016 presidential primary win helped cement his nomination.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Nikki Haley's, Nancy Mace, Mace, Carolinians — Haley, Sen, Tim Scott —, Trump, Haley, “, I’ve, ” Mace, ”, Ron DeSantis, Russell Fry, Joe Wilson, William Timmons, Ralph Norman, Jeff Duncan, he’s, Mace —, —, ” Trump, Mace “, SMART America First Republican Patriots ”, Katie Arrington, ” Haley, “ Donald Trump’s, ___ Meg Kinnard Organizations: GOP, New, Associated Press, Trump, Carolina Republican's, Republican, Haley, Florida Gov, Republican U.S, House, U.S . Capitol, SMART America First Republican Patriots, Republicans Locations: CHARLESTON, S.C, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Carolina, Iowa, Florida, Hampshire, America

☆ Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina backs Donald Trump over Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump has picked up another endorsement from Nikki Haley's home state of South Carolina, with Rep. Nancy Mace backing the former president in this year's GOP presidential primary. Mace had stayed out of the 2024 Republican primary as two fellow South Carolinians — former Gov. Over the weekend, Trump was joined by a slew of South Carolina leaders as he campaigned in New Hampshire, seen as yet another blow from South Carolina against Haley. Just two years ago, Mace and Haley were aligned in a congressional primary that tested Trump's heft in South Carolina, where his own 2016 presidential primary win helped cement his nomination. During a pre-primary rally in South Carolina, Trump called Mace "crazy" and "a terrible person."

Persons: Nancy Mace, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley's, Mace, Carolinians, Haley, Sen, Tim Scott —, Trump, I've, Ron DeSantis, Russell Fry, Joe Wilson, William Timmons, Ralph Norman, Jeff Duncan, he's, Mace —, —, Democrat Joe Biden, Katie Arrington, Donald Trump's Organizations: Biden, Capitol Visitor Center, GOP, New, Associated Press, Trump, Carolina Republican's, Republican, Haley, Florida Gov, Trump . New, Republican U.S, House, U.S . Capitol, Democrat, SMART America First Republican Patriots, Republicans Locations: South Carolina, New Hampshire, Carolina, Iowa, Florida, Trump ., Trump . New Hampshire, America

☆ Nancy Mace betrays Nikki Haley and endorses Trump, despite once saying his accomplishments had been 'wiped out' by January 6
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

That's despite Haley backing Mace over a Trump-backed primary challenger in 2022. AdvertisementRep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina has made her choice. AdvertisementFormer South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is set to take on Trump in a one-on-one matchup in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, following Florida Gov. The South Carolina congresswoman may be facing another primary challenge, this time from her own former chief of staff.

Persons: Nancy Mace, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, That's, Haley, Mace, Trump, —, Ron DeSantis's, Haley —, Donald Trump's, Kevin McCarthy, who's, McCarthy Organizations: Trump, Service, South Carolina Republican, Associated Press, Former South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, Carolina, Courier, South, Republicans, Capitol, Democratic Locations: South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, America

☆ Nikki Haley Mounts a Last Stand in New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley finally got what she has desired since the very beginning of her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination: a one-on-one showdown with Donald Trump. Ron DeSantis of Florida ended his bid, leaving Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, as the only real threat to a third consecutive Trump nomination. Polls show Trump with a strong lead, but Haley rejected the notion that the race was over, saying “America doesn’t do coronations. A Suffolk University poll from today suggested that Trump would receive a slight increase in support in New Hampshire after the departure of DeSantis, who endorsed the former president. Trump also garnered the endorsement of two South Carolina politicians: Senator Tim Scott, a former Haley ally, as well as Representative Nancy Mace, whom Haley endorsed for Congress and whom Trump attempted to unseat in 2022.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Trump, DeSantis, Tim Scott, Nancy Mace Organizations: Republican, Trump, Suffolk University, Congress Locations: Florida, South Carolina, America, New Hampshire, Carolina

☆ If You Can't Beat 'em, Impeach 'em
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

Republicans want President Joe Biden out of office. And they've taken the clashes to an unprecedented new level: If you can't beat 'em, impeach 'em. "Secretary Mayorkas has brazenly refused to enforce the laws passed by Congress that knowingly made our country less safe. But Justice did not prosecute three other Republicans – White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark and former Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino – whom the panel referred for legal action. "They're struggling to come up with the votes to impeach President Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Biden, Tom Whalen, William Belknap, Ulysses S, Grant, Joshua Matz, Donald Trump, Matz, Kaplan Hecker, Fink, Alejandro Mayorkas –, Mayorkas, Mark Green of, nefariously, Hunter, Nancy Mace, Merrick Garland, James Comer of, Garland, ” Comer, Trump, Steve Bannon, Peter Navarro –, Republicans –, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, Staff Dan Scavino –, Lloyd Austin, Matt Rosendale, They're, Brad Woodhouse, They'll, Woodhouse, Whalen, Austin, John Kasich, Bill Clinton Organizations: Justice Department, GOP, Boston University, Fink LLP, Homeland, Congress, House Republicans, Republican, Democrat, Department, Republicans, Republicans – White, Trump, Staff, White, Montana Republican, Austin, House, Democratic, Congressional Locations: Washington ,, Mark Green of Tennessee, South Carolina, James Comer of Kentucky, Austin, Montana

☆ House panels approve Hunter Biden contempt finding after president's son crashes hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Two Republican-led House committees passed resolutions Wednesday recommending that Hunter Biden be found in contempt of Congress for refusing to be deposed behind closed doors as part of an impeachment probe of his father, President Joe Biden. If the House finds Hunter Biden in contempt, it can then refer the matter to the Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecution. The committee previously issued a subpoena to Hunter Biden, demanding that he appear for a non-public deposition for the impeachment inquiry. "I'm looking at you, Hunter Biden, as I'm speaking to you," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said shortly after the president's son sat down. "I think that Hunter Biden should be arrested right here, right now and go straight to jail."

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Abbe Lowell, Biden, Lowell, Nancy Mace Organizations: Capitol, Republican, Department of Justice, Republicans, Rayburn Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Nancy Mace flip-flops on George Santos, decrying vote to expel him despite being among the first lawmakers to call for his resignation
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Nancy Mace criticized the expulsion of George Santos, saying it's about "power." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementIn January, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina made a big show of calling for Rep. George Santos to resign. "I'm not gonna have anything to do with somebody that can't be trusted, and clearly defrauded the voters of New York," Mace told Business Insider in January. — Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) December 1, 2023Over the course of her nearly three years in Congress, Mace has definitely a reputation for flip-flopping.

Persons: Nancy Mace, George Santos, —, Mace, Donald Trump, she's, Michael B, Moore Organizations: South, Service, Republican, Rep, New York Republican, —, Capitol, Democrat Locations: South Carolina, New York, NY

☆ A GOP lawmaker frustrated by Nancy Mace's opposition to a recent spending bill texted colleagues a link to a video entitled 'How to talk to a Narcissist'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A GOP lawmaker texted colleagues a video he said described his feelings about her, WaPo reported. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . A GOP lawmaker was so frustrated with Mace during the process that the individual sent out a link in a group text to a video entitled, "How to talk to a Narcissist," according to The Washington Post. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnother House GOP lawmaker who was included in the text thread told The Post that the linked video encapsulated his feelings about the high-profile lawmaker. "I think he meant he supported the same policy ideas as David Duke, but he wasn't David Duke, that he didn't have the same feelings about certain people as David Duke did," Grace told the newspaper at the time.

Persons: Nancy Mace, texted, WaPo, —, Kevin McCarthy of, Mace, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan of, Tom Emmer, Minnesota —, David Duke, Stephanie Grace, Scalise, Grace, Mike Johnson's, We've Organizations: GOP, Service, South Carolina Republican, The Washington, Post, Republicans, CNN, New York Times, American Unity and Rights Organization Locations: Kevin McCarthy of California, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Minnesota, Scalise, American

☆ Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The 2023 elections show Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion. (Never mind the fact that abortion rights advocates have now won seven times when abortion has explicitly been on the ballot.) "If pro-life Republicans want to actually save lives, they have to learn to LISTEN TO WOMEN and talk about abortion AND contraception." As Vance described, many Republicans abandoned their decades-long commitment to traditional exceptions to abortion bans in the cases of rape, incest, or the mother's health. "As much as I'm pro-life, I don't judge anyone for being pro-choice, and I don't want them to judge me for being pro-life," Haley said.

Persons: GOP hasn't, —, Glenn Youngkin's, Nancy Mace, Sen, J.D, Vance, Republican Sen, Rick Santorum, Joe Biden, Andy Beshear, you've, Ron DeSantis, You've, they've, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Haley Organizations: GOP, Service, Virginia Gov, Republican, Republicans, Ohio Republicans, Kentucky Gov, Politico, UN, Senate, America Locations: Ohio, Ohio , Michigan , Kansas, Kentucky, Carolina, Idaho, Arizona and Missouri, Florida, Iowa

☆ More than 20 members of Congress send letter to UPenn over alleged failure to address antisemitism on campus
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The letter, dated November 1, comes after the college was accused by wealthy donors and alumni of alleged failure to condemn antisemitism and hate following the attack. A similar letter from Norman was sent the same day to other universities such as Yale, Columbia and Harvard. Controversy began when a multiday event took place in September on campus at UPenn called the Palestine Writes Literature Festival. “This is an incredibly challenging moment in the world, and we are feeling its reverberations on our campus,” Magill wrote. “We can and will do better to combat antisemitism and to reject hate in all its forms.”UPenn didn’t immediately respond for comment about the letter.

Persons: Liz Magill, –, Ralph Norman of, Nancy Mace, Nicole Malliotakis, Michael McCaul, Norman, “, ” Norman, UPenn, Marc Rowan, ” Rowan, Magill’s, ” Magill, UPenn didn’t, – CNN’s Matt Egan Organizations: New, New York CNN, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Apollo Global Management Locations: New York, Israel, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, South Carolina, Michael McCaul of Texas, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, ”

☆ Republicans are desperate for attention — and it's decimating their ability to govern
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

In the end, the only man who could unify House Republicans behind him was a relatively little-known and mild-mannered evangelical Christian from Louisiana. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the speaker saga wore on, it provoked questions among some House Republicans: How could it be that they had failed to elect a speaker for so long? While Gaetz maintains otherwise, his angry GOP colleagues have plenty of evidence to make their case that it was an attention ploy. Rep. Matt Gaetz surrounded by reporters and cameras after the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. The attention economy doesn't preclude an ability to govern — an effective politician might seek to harness their celebrity towards worthy ends.

Persons: Mike Johnson's, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Garrett Graves, Sen, Thom Tillis, Madison Cawthorn, Tillis, Drew Angerer, Greg Murphy of, Nancy Mace, McCarthy, Mace, I'm, Win McNamee, Josh Hawley, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump's, Nicole Wallace, Obama, JD Vance, Ohio, Vance, Ted Cruz, Jose Luis Magana, denialism, Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brett Kavanaugh, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders, it's, Rep, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Kelly Armstrong, Adam Schiff, Chip Somodevilla, Bob Good, Virginia, Gaetz, —, Ken Buck, Colorado, Hawley deadpanned, Mike Lawler, I've, Cruz, Buck, Joe Biden, Liz Cheney Organizations: Republicans, GOP, North Carolina Republican, Getty, Twitter, South Carolina, Republican, Rep, Fox News, Republican Party, Conservative Political, Conference, AP, Cannon, South, Democratic, Supreme, Biden, MSNBC, Democrats, Capitol, New York Post, Colorado Locations: Louisiana, Florida, Greg Murphy of North Carolina, Missouri, Hollywood, California, South Carolina, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, Ukraine, New York, Ted Cruz of Texas

☆ Nancy Mace says she's 'actually surprised' her scarlet letter shirt got so much attention: 'It got way more than it should have'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Nancy Mace recently walked into a party meeting wearing a giant "A" on her shirt. She said her "scarlet letter" symbolized how she'd been "demonized" for her vote to oust McCarthy. It was an obvious reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," a book published in 1950 in which a woman is forced to wear a red letter "A" in public as punishment for committing adultery. "I'm actually surprised it got the amount of attention it did," she said, later adding that "it got way more than it should have." Mace wearing a jacket with a message on the back at the Capitol in July 2022.

Persons: Nancy Mace, she'd, McCarthy, —, Kevin McCarthy, Nathaniel Hawthorne's, I've, I'm, Mace, Roe, Wade, Tom Williams, Jim Jordan, Mike Johnson of Organizations: Service, Republican, South Carolina, Capitol, Getty, Fox News Locations: South Carolina, Banning, Mike Johnson of Louisiana

☆ Opinion | Welcome, Speaker Johnson, to the Worst Job in Politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Benjamin Domenech | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The wide range of ideological support was not enough to save Mr. McCarthy, whose fall instead becomes part of the story of our political transformation as a country. In the not-too-distant past, political parties contained a wide range of ideologies united by a party machine, which kept them together despite regional interests and wildly different priorities. Now the big sort is ending — but there is no replacement for the party machinery to maintain coherence. This is far more true of the right than the left, but it’s happening on both sides. Fund-raising operations gave party establishments some power, but they no longer had the ability to dictate outcomes automatically.

Persons: McCarthy’s, McCarthy, Nancy Mace, I’ve, Tony Gilroy’s, Michael Clayton, ”, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, “ I’m, Mr, Clooney, “, you’re Organizations: California Legislature Locations: California, South Carolina

☆ Opinion | The People Who Broke the House
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Oct. 2, Mr. Gaetz filed the motion to vacate the speaker’s chair against Mr. McCarthy, just two days after Mr. McCarthy worked with Democrats to pass a stopgap bill to keep the government running through mid-November. A relatively moderate Republican representing a relatively moderate district in South Carolina, she was the striking outlier among the anti-McCarthy eight. She says Kev broke his word. “I made deals with Kevin McCarthy, with the speaker, that he has not kept to help women in this country. And we have done nothing for them,” she told reporters after the vote.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, McCarthy, Nancy Mace, Kev, Kevin McCarthy, ”, Mace, Ms, Scalise, Donald Trump Organizations: Republican Locations: Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana

☆ These redistricting fights could determine which party controls the House
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Before the court action, Alabama – which is 27% Black – had only one Black-majority congressional district out of seven seats. The case is expected to land before the all-Republican state Supreme Court, where DeSantis appointees hold most seats. A separate federal case in Georgia challenges the congressional map on constitutional grounds and is slated to go to trial next month. UtahThe state Supreme Court, in a case it heard in July, is considering whether it even has the authority to weigh in on map-drawing decisions by the GOP-controlled state legislature. Advocacy groups and a handful of voters are challenging a congressional map that further carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County between four decidedly Republican districts.

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☆ 7 of the Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy are offering themselves up as human sacrifices to make Jim Jordan the next speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

7 of the Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy are essentially offering themselves up as sacrifices. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio continues to hemorrhage support in his quest for the speaker's gavel, a group of Republicans are essentially offering themselves as human sacrifices. Earlier on Friday, 25 Republicans voted against the Ohio Republican, giving him the lowest percentage of votes for the majority party's nominee for speaker since 1859 — before the Civil War. Last night, Republican Rep. Greg Murphy of North Carolina apparently blocked Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina — one of the eight — on Twitter after he said she should apologize for "causing this mess." House Republicans are set to vote behind closed doors at 1 pm on whether Jordan should remain the party's nominee.

Persons: Jim Jordan's, McCarthy, They're, —, Jim Jordan of, Figurately, Kevin McCarthy, Ken Buck, Ken Buck of Colorado, Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Greg Murphy of, Nancy Mace Organizations: Republicans, Service, Republican, GOP, Conference, Ohio Republican, South, Twitter Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Ken Buck of, Greg Murphy of North Carolina, South Carolina, Jordan

☆ Fashion police, brawls, and heckling: House Republicans' petty drama has no end in sight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans are stuck in an endless loop of infighting as they search for a new leader. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Cameras watching the floors have documented the now weeks-long effort to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy after his historic ouster. McCarthy, according to multiple reports, screamed at Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to sit down during a testy exchange on Thursday. The first time in January came as House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers had to be restrained from charging at Gaetz.

Persons: —, America's, Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Mace, Mace, Greg Murphy, Murphy, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, I'm, Lauren Boebert, Mike Rogers, Boebert, Mike Bost, Richard Hudson, Andrew Harnik, George Santos, Jasmine Crockett, Independent Sen, Kyrsten Sinema —, Santos, Crockett, Mitch McConnell, Sen, Joe Manchin, Jim Risch, Joe Biden, Jordan, It's Organizations: Republicans, Service, South, North Carolina Republican, Armed, Republican Rep, — Democratic, Independent, WHO, Lawmakers, West, West Virginia Democrat, Big 12, Manchin, Ohio Republican, DC Locations: Florida, Colorado, Illinois, West Virginia, Idaho, Israel, Ukraine, Southern

☆ Here's what we know about Jim Jordan and the Ohio State University wrestling scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Questions are resurfacing about his role in the sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State University. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Jim Jordan of Ohio could become the next speaker of the House, and questions are resurfacing about his role in a sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State University. Jordan has long denied any wrongdoing since the allegations were first brought forward in 2018, and at no point has any former wrestler accused Jordan himself of commiting sexual abuse. Jordan worked as a wrestling coach at Ohio StateA high school and college wrestling champion himself, Jordan worked as an assistant coach at Ohio State University in Columbus from 1986 to 1994 immediately after graduating college. AdvertisementAdvertisementThere is a chance, however, that Jordan will be deposed as part of an ongoing lawsuit related to the sexual abuse scandal.

Persons: Jim Jordan of, Jordan's, —, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Rep, Nancy Mace, Here's, Richard Strauss, Mike DiSabato, Strauss, DiSabato, he'd, Dunyasha Yetts, we'd, Paul Ryan, Adam DiSabato —, Jim Jordan, Groveling, Rick Burlenski, He's, Burlenski, who've, Donald Trump's, Byron Donalds, I'm Organizations: Ohio State University, Service, NBC, Ohio State, Ohio General Assembly, NBC News, Caucus, OSU, CNN, POLITICO Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, South Carolina, Jordan, Columbus, Ohio, Jordan's, Washington, Florida

☆ Nancy Mace's quest to 'create headlines for herself' is giving her Democratic opponent fresh hope
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementYou've probably heard about Nancy Mace by now. But there's far more to Moore's campaign than simply not being Nancy Mace. In January, a federal district court in South Carolina found that Mace's district had been unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered. Republican state lawmakers appealed that ruling, kicking the final decision up the conservative-dominated Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard on Wednesday. "I think [voters] look at Nancy Mace and believe that she is probably more motivated to get on national TV and create headlines for herself than to actually work for the people," said Moore.

Persons: Nancy, Michael B, Moore, Mace, —, Nancy Mace, strode, Nathaniel Hawthorn's, Kevin McCarthy, It's, Donald Trump's, she's, Robert Smalls, who've, Brown, Joe Cunningham, Joe Biden's, he's, Steve Bannon's Organizations: Democrat, Service, GOP, of, International African American Museum, Republican, Democratic Rep, Capitol Locations: South Carolina, Washington ,, Charleston, Washington, Mace's

☆ Rep. Steve Scalise unexpectedly withdraws from House Speaker race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP lawmakers have been scrambling to pick their next House Speaker. In a secret ballot held Wednesday, House Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Steve Scalise is withdrawing his run for the House Speaker position, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, just a day after House Republicans nominated the Louisiana representative for the role at the GOP conference. The decision came after Scalise failed to secure enough votes to win the Speaker role on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut on Wednesday the pick came down to Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Scalise, —, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace, Mace, David Duke, it's Organizations: Republicans, Service, Washington Post, GOP, Associated Press, CBS, Klux Klan, Republican Locations: Louisiana, Scalise, Jim Jordan of Ohio

☆ House speaker race injects chaos into high-dollar Republican fundraising
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe messy race to elect the next Republican speaker of the House of Representatives is injecting chaos into the typically genteel world of high-dollar GOP fundraising, threatening to disrupt a vital element of the Republican strategy to maintain its House majority. One faction of wealthy donors is intent on exacting revenge on the eight Republicans who voted with Democrats to oust former speaker Kevin McCarthy, according to people familiar with the matter. They're all saying, 'don't give, don't raise any money,'" a Republican fundraiser said. "If you have scheduled a fundraiser for any Republican House member who refuses to vote for Scalise, cancel it. Losing Kevin McCarthy will be damaging for fundraising," a longtime Wall Street Republican fundraiser said.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Kevin Lamarque, Andy Sabin, Sabin, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy, Nancy Mace, Win Mcnamee, Steve Scalise, Scalise, Eric Levine, Saul Loeb, Eiseman Levine, Levine, Joanne Zervos, McCarthy's, Zervos Organizations: Capitol, Republicans, GOP, Republican, CNBC, U.S, Getty, Republican House, AFP, New, Wall Street Republican, U.S . Rep, U.S . House Locations: Washington , U.S, Florida, South Carolina, California, Washington , DC, Louisiana, New York

☆ Chaos in House GOP intensifies with Scalise’s speakership bid in peril
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

GOP lawmakers did select Steve Scalise as their nominee for the job that is second in the line of presidential succession on Wednesday. The worsening debacle in the House follows the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week by eight Republicans voting with Democrats. But some GOP leaders are irritated that the jockeying is distracting from the imperative to find a speaker. He was still well short of the 217 votes – a majority of the current House – needed to claim the speakership on the floor. “He has no path to 217,” one top House Republican said on condition of anonymity.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Scalise, CNN’s Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Steve, ”, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Tom Emmer, Kevin Hern, Byron Donalds of, ” Scalise, –, grandstanding, Donald Trump, Michael McCaul, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, “, Xi, Putin, Matt Gaetz, – it’s, holdouts, Joe Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene –, Trump, Jordan, Scalise –, ” Greene, Nancy Mace, David Duke, Mace, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Lauren Boebert, ” Boebert, …, Mike Lawler, Laura Blessing Organizations: CNN, The House Republican Party, Louisiana Republican, Republican, GOP, Ohio Republican, Texas, Foreign Affairs, Georgia, ” South Carolina Rep, Scalise, Ku Klux, ”, Republicans, New York Rep, Senate, Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute Locations: Wednesday’s, Washington, –, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Byron Donalds of Florida, Jordan, Israel, Florida, ”, Colorado

☆ Nancy Mace won't support Steve Scalise as speaker because of past 'David Duke' comments despite touting his endorsement in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Nancy Mace said she "cannot in good conscience" support Rep. Steve Scalise as speaker. She pointed to a years-old report alleging Scalise had compared himself to a KKK grand wizard. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementRepublican Rep. Nancy Mace said she won't be backing Rep. Steve Scalise to become the next speaker of the House because of his previously reported comments about being similar to a Ku Klux Klan leader. Appearing on CNN on Wednesday evening, Mace told host Jake Tapper that she "personally cannot, in good conscience, vote for someone who attended a white supremacist conference and compared himself to David Duke."

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And others, still, cited grievances with Scalise’s record or with maintaining the status quo by elevating the No. By Thursday afternoon, even lawmakers Scalise had previously flipped changed their minds, and his backing began deteriorating. And in a razor-thin GOP majority, Scalise needs the support of all but four of his conference to secure the gavel if every Democrat casts a ballot. “I love Steve Scalise,” Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said heading into the conference meeting to determine the next steps. “I think we need to start voting.”Others said the disagreement should be fleshed out in private before proceeding to a floor vote.

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