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For now, the White House plans to seize upon the dysfunction for as long as it lasts. The two declared candidates for the speakership, Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Steve Scalise of Louisiana, each have their own history with the Biden White House. White House officials have been steadfast in trying to highlight the broader economic progress since the height of the pandemic and when inflation had soared to record highs. Gas prices remain one of the data points that White House officials are watching most closely and with heightened sensitivity. House Republicans, it’s time for you to do your job,” he said.

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☆ Republican House speaker candidates back out of Fox News debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks at a press conference as Rep. Steve Scalise looks on following a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol. The top Republicans vying to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the next speaker of the House of Representatives have backed out of a televised debate that was scheduled to air Monday on Fox News. "The Republican conference needs a family discussion." Many Republican caucus members were angry that the party's differences would be publicly aired on national television in a debate for would-be speakers, a third source told NBC. The GOP caucus is scheduled to hold a conference meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss choosing a speaker.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Kevin Hern, McCarthy, Hern, Donald Trump, Jordan, Matt Gaetz, dethrone McCarthy Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Fox News, NBC, Republican, Fox, CNBC, GOP, Republicans, Rep Locations: Florida, California

☆ 45 US House Republicans seek to prevent another speaker ouster
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Forty-five allies of former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are calling on their Republican colleagues for "fundamental changes" that would make it more difficult for a small faction to oust whoever may take his place. Many of the signatories have already called for changing a rule that allows a single lawmaker to force a vote to remove the speaker. Republicans are scheduled to vote for a nominee in a closed-door session on Wednesday, though it make take a while for them to settle on a candidate. House Republicans, it's time for you to do your job," Biden said at the White House. Representative Matt Gaetz, who led the effort to unseat McCarthy, now faces calls for his expulsion from the party conference.

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☆ Rep. Lauren Boebert is signaling that the fight over the speakership could get bogged down over Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert made it clear Ukraine aid will hang over the House speaker race. "For the first time, we saw that Ukraine funding alone does not have a majority of the majority's support," Boebert told Steve Bannon on Friday on his "War Room" show. Boebert was pointing to a vote last week where $300 million to fund Ukraine passed thanks to House Democrats' massive support. The two current leading candidates for House speaker appear to be split on the subject. "We are not going to allow them to leverage our Southern border in Appropriations bills with more funding for Ukraine," Boebert said.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, it's, —, Boebert, Steve Bannon, Mitch McConnell, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Jordan Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Republicans, Democrats, Pentagon, Senate Republicans, House, Kiel Institute Locations: Ukraine, Colorado, United States, German, Southern

Although longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields eased from 16-year highs on Wednesday, investors remain concerned that the elevated levels may pressure equities. Worries about U.S. government spending and its ballooning budget deficit have added to uncertainty around the interest rates trajectory, contributing to a steep selloff that have caused a rout in Treasury prices and a spike in yields. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost around 5% and 6% last month as yields spiked. Traders put the chance of interest rates remaining unchanged in November and December at 80% and 63%, respectively, according to CME's FedWatch tool. ET, Dow e-minis were down 92 points, or 0.28%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 10.5 points, or 0.24%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 27.75 points, or 0.19%.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Janet Mui, Loretta Mester, Neel Kashkari, Richmond's Thomas Barkin, Mary Daly, Michael Barr, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, VinFast, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Treasury, RBC Brewin, Apple, Traders, Dow e, Federal, Democratic, Rivian, EV, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Minneapolis, Bengaluru

☆ Trump endorses Jim Jordan to be House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is endorsing Congressman Jim Jordan to replace ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the former president said on Friday, as the chamber's fractious Republicans try to unify in the aftermath of McCarthy's historic fall. Jim, his wife, Polly, & family are outstanding - He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!" But acrimony and resentment over McCarthy's ouster could make nominating a new speaker a challenge for House Republicans. House Republican rules prohibit a speaker who is under felony indictment. Trump's pull with House Republicans has been tested at times this year.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kevin Lamarque, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, Jim, Trump, Joe Biden, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Biden, Democrat Joe Biden, David Morgan, Andy Sullivan, Costas Pitas, Nathan Layne, Nilutpal, Scott Malone, Howard Goller, Gerry Doyle Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Military, Democratic, Fox News, Republicans, Republican, House Republicans, House, Capitol, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, Jordan, Ohio, New York

☆ Who will be the next U.S. House speaker? A look at top candidates so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after he was ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023. Jordan faces a challenge from Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican long considered to be McCarthy's heir apparent. IN: STEVE SCALISERepresentative Matt Gaetz, the lawmaker who spearheaded the push to oust McCarthy, has said he would support Steve Scalise taking over the role. Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, McHenry is a McCarthy ally who spoke in support of McCarthy before the ouster vote.

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FILE PHOTO:Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. Even as longer-dated Treasury yields eased from 16-year highs on Wednesday, investors remain concerned that the elevated levels may continue to pressure equities. The Labor Department's report showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, while layoffs declined in September, pointing to still-resilient labor market conditions. Following a mixed jobs reports earlier this week, focus will be on the more comprehensive September non-farm payrolls data on Friday. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.50-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.22-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Charles, Henry Monchau, Neel Kashkari, Richmond's Thomas Barkin, Mary Daly, Michael Barr, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, VinFast, Lamb, advancers, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies, Dow, Nasdaq, U.S, Treasury, Syz Group, Healthcare, Labor, Dow Jones, Traders, Federal, Democratic, Rivian, EV, Dell Technologies, Lamb Weston Holdings, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Minneapolis, Bengaluru

CNN —Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House Friday. The former president is not expected to go to Capitol Hill, a source close to Trump said Thursday night. Republicans are slated to hear from speaker candidates at a forum next Tuesday, setting up the next possible House-wide speaker vote on Wednesday, October 11. Trump is “entirely focused” on running for president, the two sources said, characterizing his public posturing on the narrative that he could be elected speaker as Trump relishing the attention. All I can say is we’ll do whatever is best for the country and the Republican Party,” Trump told reporters outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during a break from his civil fraud trial.

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☆ Opinion: Washington’s turmoil plays right into Putin’s hands
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Sheena Mckenzie | Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In the meantime, a top NATO official warned that the arsenal for supporting Ukraine is running low. Europeans, contrary to the claims of demagogues running for president, are spending heavily to support Ukraine. Their meeting erupted in a round of applause for the Russian president, with delegates shouting “Putin! He voted against four of five bills supporting Ukraine as it sought to defend itself from a Russian invasion, which is now in its 20th month. Asked if Ukraine would be able to fight without US military support, 37-year-old Olha said, “Of course, we will fight — but it will be many times bloodier.”

Persons: Frida Ghitis, you’ve, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Olha Hrubryna, she’s, ”, “, ” Volodymyr Kostiak, MAGA, Robert Fico, Rob Bauer of, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Putin, Donald Trump –, Josep Borrell, Joe Biden, Paul Krugman, Krugman, Trump, “ Putin, Oksana Markarova, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, firebrand Trump, he’s, Olha Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, Republican, Frida Ghitis CNN, House Democrats, Ukraine, Capitol, NATO, European Union, Pro, Royal Dutch Navy, Soviet Union, European, Republican Party, New York Times, Political, firebrand, GOP Locations: Ukraine, Washington, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Slovakia, Russian, China, Russia, United States, –, Europe

☆ The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Two candidates, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, have already launched campaigns. He’s not the first GOP speaker to think so. But in this political climate, any Republican speaker who has to rely on Democratic votes is critically weakened and probably can’t last long. But the only way a Republican speaker will be able to pass aide to Ukraine will be to do so with Democratic help. The lack of such flexibility has been a fatal flaw of GOP speakers for years.

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☆ House speaker: What the heck is going on? How will it affect you?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The House is without a speaker, the person who, according to the Constitution, is required to be its leader. For as long as the House is trying to find a new speaker, it’s unable to do much of anything else. What happened to the last House speaker? Rep. Kevin McCarthy had been House speaker since January, when he won the gavel after 15 rounds of balloting. McHenry booted Pelosi and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Marlyand out of offices they kept in the Capitol building.

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☆ These are the battle lines for the House GOP's chaotic future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

House Republicans are offering competing demands for whoever wants to be the next speaker. AP Photo/Carolyn KasterBefore this week, no House speaker had ever been removed by the so-called "motion to vacate." His successor and House Republicans as a whole must now determine its future. Republicans vote amongst themselves — likely next week — behind closed doors for who should be the next speaker. Traditionally, Republicans would then vote for this candidate in the public vote on the House floor.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Investors got a brief reprieve
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on October 04, 2023 in New York City. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Stocks climbed, yields retreatedU.S. stocks climbed Wednesday and Treasury yields retreated, helping the Dow Jones Industrial Average break its three-day losing streak. Here's how he's planning to manage the risk, and what he's buying to hedge against possible losses.

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☆ House business is on ice while GOP finds new speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The House calendar remained officially stuck on October 3 – Tuesday – the date when House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted and left the chamber without adjourning. “The House of Representatives is effectively frozen,” Rep. Garret Graves, a Louisiana Republican, told reporters. As speaker pro tempore, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina can perform tasks like recessing the House, adjourning the chamber and recognizing speaker nominations, according to the House Practices Guide. “Until we figure out how we have another speaker of the House, everything stops,” Rep. Kelly Armstrong, a North Dakota Republican on the House Oversight Committee, told CNN. While House Republicans intend to hold a candidate forum for would-be speakers on Tuesday, it could take time for Republicans to unify behind a single one.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Garret Graves, “, Patrick McHenry of, Joe Biden, Graves, ” Graves, ’, “ We’re, James Comer, we’ve, Michael McCaul, Kelly Armstrong, Tom Cole, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, ” Organizations: DC CNN —, Representatives, ”, Louisiana Republican, Republican, CNN, Republicans, Kentucky, Foreign, Texas Republican, North Dakota Republican Locations: Washington, ”, Louisiana, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Jim Jordan of Ohio, “

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The race to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber's No. 2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of Democratic President Joe Biden, said they would seek the post. "Everybody's just taking a breath and in listening mode, without any serious commitments," said Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw. The last Republican speaker, Paul Ryan, retired from Congress after struggling to work with Trump, a fellow Republican. The entire House - Republicans and Democrats - vote for speaker, who would hold the position until early January 2025, unless they were deposed as well.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, McCarthy, Jordan, Biden, Donald Trump, Scalise, Kevin Hern, Patrick McHenry, Everybody's, Dan Crenshaw, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Matt Gaetz, Garret Graves, Gaetz, Hakeem Jeffries, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Cynthia Osterman, Howard Goller Organizations: Democratic, Republicans, Committee, Trump, U.S . House, Representatives, Texas Republican House, U.S, Republican, Congress, Democrats, Thomson

☆ Live updates: The House Speaker vacancy and what happens next
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Aditi Sangal | Adrienne Vogt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The Speaker's gavel rests on the podium in the House Chamber of the US Capitol after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House in January. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesIt is still unclear exactly who is running for the top three Republican positions, according to multiple GOP sources. Hern and Jordan may opt to run for other positions, or could run for speaker. The GOP conference will nominate their candidate for speaker and pick their new leadership team sometime next week— which only requires a majority vote. Then the full House will vote for the new speaker.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Win McNamee, Steve Scalise, Kevin Hern, Jim Jordan, he’s, Jordan, Patrick McHenry, Tom Emmer, McHenry, It’s Organizations: Chamber, Capitol, GOP

"We're in uncharted waters," Republican Representative Byron Donalds told reporters after supporting McCarthy in a vote the speaker lost 216-210. "I don't envy anyone this job," Republican Representative Mike Garcia said. The names being mentioned as replacements for McCarthy include House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Republican Whip Tom Emmer. 2 House Republican, is viewed by many in the party rank-and-file as a more rock-solid conservative than some House Republicans viewed McCarthy. The entire House - Republicans and Democrats - vote for the chamber's speaker who normally holds the position for two years or until the end of the current Congress in early January 2025.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Jonathan, McCarthy, Byron Donalds, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Matt Gaetz, Mike Garcia, Dusty Johnson, I'VE, I've, Jim McGovern, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump's, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, Patrick McHenry, Scalise, Jeffries, McCarthy's, Joe Biden, Richard Cowan, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Scott Malone, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Representatives, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . House, Republicans, Republican, Democratic, Reuters, House Democratic, Democrats, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Mexico

WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A handful of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. McCarthy told reporters he would not make another run for speaker. [1/5]Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after he was ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023. "We need a speaker who will fight for something - anything - other than staying on as speaker," said Republican Representative Bob Good. "Think long and hard before you plunge us into chaos, because that's where we're headed," said Republican Representative Tom Cole.

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☆ Who could succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after he was ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023. 2 House Republican and has long been favored to take over the head of the Republican Party in the chamber after McCarthy's tenure ended. TOM EMMERRepresentative Tom Emmer is the House Republican whip and had headed the House Republicans' campaign arm during the 2022 midterm elections, when Republicans recaptured the House majority from President Joe Biden's Democrats. Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, McHenry is a McCarthy ally who spoke in support of McCarthy prior to the vote. KEVIN MCCARTHYRepresentative Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday he would not make another run for speaker.

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There was no immediate indication of who might succeed McCarthy, but the next speaker could quash more Ukraine aid before a proposal reaches the House floor if that person opposes the idea. A Ukraine "report card" by Defending Democracy Together's "Republicans for Ukraine" campaign rated the leading candidates on the strength of their support for past Ukraine aid. Representative Tom Emmer, the House Republican whip, got the highest rating, an A. 2 House Republican, has long been favored to take over as speaker after McCarthy and received one notch lower, a B. McCarthy, who got a B-minus grade, early this week denied accusations by Gaetz that he had cut "a secret deal" with Biden to allow the House to vote on Ukraine aid.

Persons: Alexander Ermochenko, Kevin McCarthy's, McCarthy, Together's, Tom Emmer, Steve Scalise, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Byron Donalds, McCarthy's speakership, Biden, Joe Biden, Patricia Zengerle, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S . House, The, Republicans, Republican, Thomson Locations: Nova, Russia, Ukraine, Hola, Kherson, Russian, U.S, Kyiv, United States

The House vote to oust Kevin McCarthy from his post on Tuesday marked a historic first, as a group of conservatives sided with Democrats to successfully boot him from the speakership. Immediately following the vote to oust McCarthy, a temporary speaker – Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina – took over based upon a list of succession that the former speaker submitted in January. In his first move in the temporary role, McHenry recessed the chamber to “discuss the path forward,” before lawmakers returned to their districts for the week. Following the vote, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was ordered to vacate her Capitol hideaway. Pelosi called the move a “sharp departure from tradition,” as other former speakers have been permitted to retain offices near the House chamber beyond their tenure.

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Leaders dropped $6 billion in Ukraine aid from the temporary funding measure passed Saturday as they focused on passing it quickly, just hours before the government would have shut down. Supporters of Ukraine aid — including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who visited the Capitol to plead for the money in person just two weeks ago — say it’s essential that additional funding is included. He said he would address Ukraine aid soon. But any dealmaking is on hold as House Republicans try to find a new leader. Jordan has made clear his opposition to additional Ukraine aid and reiterated it Wednesday.

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☆ After McCarthy's ouster, House GOP leaders are scrambling to boost their rank
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Tuesday, the House voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker. As it stands, Rep. Steve Scalise is still the majority leader, Rep. Tom Emmer is the majority whip, and Rep. Elise Stefanik serves as the Republican conference chairman. He'll face off against Rep. Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, as well as Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern. Guy Reschenthaler, the GOP's chief deputy whip, also declared his desire on Wednesday to replace Emmer as whip if given the opportunity. AdvertisementAdvertisementDespite the ongoing movement amongst Republican House leadership at the moment, the House is out of session until next week.

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☆ Scalise, Jordan aim to fill top job in US House
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsScalise, Jordan aim to fill top job in US HousePostedThe race to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday (October 4) as Steve Scalise, the chamber's No. 2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of Democratic President Joe Biden, said they would seek the post. Angela Johnston reports.

Persons: Scalise, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, Angela Johnston Organizations: Democratic

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