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☆ Who’s Afraid of Mitch Daniels?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The 2024 election is already underway, and voters can be forgiven for tuning out the noise for a while. But one contest worth watching is the Republican Senate primary in Indiana, where ostensible conservatives are trying to head off a bid from Mitch Daniels , the state’s reform Republican Governor from 2005-2013. Sen. Mike Braun is vacating his seat to run for Governor of the Hoosier State, and on Tuesday GOP Rep. Jim Banks announced his Senate candidacy. Mr. Banks, who has run the conservative House Republican Study Committee, is a Navy veteran on the House Armed Services Committee and popular with the self-styled populist right. Eric Holcomb , and Mr. Daniels.

Rep. Dan Bishop of South Carolina , one of 13 holdouts who flipped to back McCarthy on the 12th ballot, will continue to serve on the Judiciary Committee. , one of 13 holdouts who flipped to back McCarthy on the 12th ballot, will continue to serve on the Judiciary Committee. , who flipped to McCarthy on the 12th ballot, won a seat on the Homeland Security Committee. , who also flipped to McCarthy on the 12th ballot, won a new seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee, which controls federal spending. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois , who flipped to McCarthy on the 12th ballot, will remain on the Agriculture Committee.

☆ GOP Rep. Jim Banks Enters Race for Indiana Senate Seat
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Natalie Andrews | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Indiana Rep. Jim Banks announced his bid for the Senate, jumping into what is expected to be a competitive Republican primary for the open seat in 2024. Mr. Banks is currently in his fourth term in the House representing northeast Indiana. The seat is likely to stay in Republican hands, making the primary a top focus. His fellow Rep. Victoria Spartz has expressed interest, as has former Hoosier State Gov. Mitch Daniels .

Share this -Link copiedMcCarthy elected speaker in 15th round McCarthy was elected House speaker Saturday shortly after midnight on the 15th ballot. Share this -Link copiedHouse reconvenes to hold 14th round of speaker votes The House has reconvened to begin the 14th round of speaker votes. Read the rest of the story, The House speaker election, in three charts. Share this -Link copiedHouse begins 13th round The House is beginning the 13th round of speaker votes. At least 14 House GOP flip to support McCarthy in twelfth speaker vote Jan. 6, 2023 01:52 Share this -Link copied

☆ After flipping 13 votes in his favor, McCarthy loses yet another floor vote in seemingly endless speaker bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kevin McCarthy lost his 12th speaker ballot Friday. The converts are still reviewing rules changes McCarthy has promised in exchange for the gavel. "Watch here and you'll see some people who have been voting against me voting for me," McCarthy told reporters at the US Capitol. Republican Reps.-elect Ken Buck of Colorado and Wesley Hunt of Texas, both McCarthy supporters, were both absent Friday morning because of personal reasons. "You only earn the position if you get the votes," Gaetz said on the House floor, a taunt that caused McCarthy supporter Rep-elect Mike Bost of Illinois to shout his disapproval.

☆ Matt Gaetz votes for Trump to become House speaker as Kevin McCarthy loses for the 7th time
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Matt Gaetz voted for former President Donald Trump for House speaker on Thursday. Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost his bid for House speaker for the seventh time. Gaetz is among 20 House Republicans who have repeatedly voted against McCarthy. Yet there appears to have been limited, if any, progress in negotiations as the anti-McCarthy group remained opposed to him in the seventh vote on Thursday. Gaetz's vote for Trump also comes as the former president on Wednesday morning urged the holdouts to support McCarthy.

☆ Kevin McCarthy loses latest House speaker vote to sophomore Rep. Byron Donalds after failing to win over any of the conservative holdouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kevin McCarthy lost another House speaker ballot on Wednesday, his fourth whiff in two days. This time, anti-McCarthy advocates nominated Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida as their pick. The only other deviation was that Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana voted "present," which shrank McCarthy's support to 201 votes. The anti-McCarthy camp has so far proposed rallying behind Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Jim Jordan of Ohio, and Byron Donalds of Florida. McCarthy refused to back down ahead of the latest doomed vote, insisting that he's still the favorite among the broader Republican caucus.

☆ Lauren Boebert says Trump should tell Kevin McCarthy to withdraw his bid as House speaker after he lost multiple ballots: 'Sir, you do not have the votes'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert dismissed Trump's plea to back Kevin McCarthy for House speaker. Boebert said Trump should tell McCarthy to withdraw his bid. McCarthy has lost five consecutive ballots for House speaker as of Wednesday afternoon. "The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, 'Sir, you do not have the votes, and it's time to withdraw.'" Hours before, Trump had urged Republican members to unite behind McCarthy after he failed to secure a majority of 218 votes to become House speaker, losing three consecutive ballots on Tuesday.

☆ Sen. Mike Braun's Indiana gubernatorial bid jump-starts the GOP's first open Senate seat race of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Warren Rojas | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Sen. Mike Braun is running for governor of Indiana in 2024. He filed the paperwork to create the new Mike Braun for Indiana, Inc., campaign committee in late November and has since rolled out a promotional website. "I'm very confident Indiana will stay in Republican hands," Daines told Insider between votes at the US Capitol. And fortunately for the Hoosier State, we have a lot of talented people who might run for that seat," Young told Insider at the US Capitol. The Banks and Spartz campaigns did not immediately respond to requests for comment about prospective Senate runs in 2024.

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☆ Sen. Mike Braun filing to run for governor of Indiana kicks off the GOP's first open Senate seat race of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Warren Rojas | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Sen. Mike Braun has filed to run for governor of Indiana in 2024. "I'd say here in 10 days to a couple of weeks," Braun told congressional reporters of his current timetable. "I'm very confident Indiana will stay in Republican hands," Daines told Insider between votes at the US Capitol. And fortunately for the Hoosier State, we have a lot of talented people who might run for that seat," Young told Insider at the US Capitol. The Banks and Spartz campaigns did not immediately respond to requests for comment about prospective Senate runs in 2024.

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