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☆ Raytheon's CEO said on an earnings call that the company stood to 'benefit' from DoD budget increases due to the war in Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

President Biden requested an additional $106 billion to the DoD budget, citing the Israel-Hamas war and other global conflicts. The CEO of military contractor RTX said Tuesday the company could "benefit" from an increased DoD budget. RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon, is a long-time US defense contractor which has worked on supplying Israel's Iron Dome since 2014. Liwag asked how quickly RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon Corporation, could profit if Congress approves President Biden's request for a DoD budget increase in 2024. He called the budget request "a smart investment" in American security and emphasized the need to support Israel's Iron Dome.

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☆ Meet Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House who introduced the national version of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law and played a key role in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elected to be the next speaker of the House on Wednesday. He's a staunch social conservative who introduced a bill similar to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law. AdvertisementAdvertisementFollowing three failed GOP speakership bids in the three weeks since Kevin McCarthy's ouster, the House elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Lousiana on Wednesday to be the next speaker of the House. Emmer was ultimately the party's nominee for just over four hours before he withdrew on Tuesday. As the speaker, Johnson will be second in line to the presidency behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

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☆ Many Republicans 'couldn't stand' Jim Jordan but still backed his speakership bid because they were 'too scared' to nominate others, Kinzinger says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Adam Kinzinger said some Republicans were "too scared" to propose alternatives to Jim Jordan. House Republicans voted 112-86 to remove Jordan as their party's speaker nominee in a secret ballot. After the third loss, the House Republican conference voted 112-86 to remove Jordan as their party's speaker nominee. "What it shows is nobody liked Jim Jordan but there were a ton of people who were too scared to say any other name," Kinzinger said. "They couldn't stand Jim and they enthusiastically say 'Jim Jordan' because they'll let the other 20 or 25 people take the death threats and take down Jim Jordan because they don't have the courage to do it."

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☆ House Republicans dumped Jim Jordan after he put up worst showing for a speaker nominee since before the Civil War
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

House Republicans overwhelmingly voted 112-86 to dump Jim Jordan as their speaker nominee. It was the worst showing for the majority party's speaker nominee in nearly 164 years. In a closed-door meeting immediately after the third failed vote on the Ohio Republican's embattled speakership bid, House Republicans voted overwhelmingly — by a 112-86 margin — to remove him as the party's nominee. It came after 25 Republicans voted against Jordan earlier on Friday and he garnered just over 45% of the vote among all members of Congress. That was the worst showing for the majority party's nominee for speaker since 1859, when the House took weeks to select a speaker on the eve of the Civil War.

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Asked what he expected as he entered a closed-door meeting with other Republicans, Jordan said only, "I'm not gonna know until I talk to my colleagues." "I can't believe we're going down this route," Republican Representative Jim Banks said. AFTERNOON VOTE POSSIBLEThe House could vote on that proposal in the afternoon, said Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said she does not support it. "Right now the Republican agenda, conservative agenda, is totally derailed," said Republican Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, a Jordan opponent. 2 House Republican, won his party's endorsement last week but dropped out after he was unable to consolidate support.

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☆ Welcome to the revenge of the Republicans you've never heard of before
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rep. Jim Jordan's speakership bid has been thwarted — for now. Call it the revenge of the Republicans you've never heard of — the ones who aren't regularly featured on Fox News, who don't have massive social media followings, and who aren't known for styling themselves as right-wing crusaders. If Jordan's speakership bid ultimately fails, it will signify a stunning turnaround for a party that's been in thrall to its loudest voices since the ascent of Donald Trump in 2015. AdvertisementAdvertisement81 House Republicans — more than a third of the conference — voted for him anyway. 20 House Republicans voted against him on Tuesday, 22 voted against him on Wednesday, and even more were expected to vote against him on a potential third vote.

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"Even Pope Francis, it took him five ballots to get elected," said Republican Representative Nicole Malliotakis. 2 House Republican whose own bid for speaker fell apart last week, and six voted for McCarthy. After the vote, Jordan spent time talking with lawmakers who had voted against him on the House floor. 3 House Republican, and Patrick McHenry, who is temporarily filling the speaker's chair. "He is a patriot, an America First warrior who wins the toughest of fights," Republican Representative Elise Stefanik said as she nominated Jordan for speaker on the House floor.

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☆ 20 Republicans oppose Jim Jordan for speaker, sinking his chances on the first ballot
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win enough support on the first ballot, losing 20 Republicans. Jordan, who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee, received 200 votes on the first ballot with 20 Republicans voting for other candidates. With full Democratic attendance and united opposition, Jordan could only afford to have lost three Republican votes. By at least one measure, Jordan would be the most conservative Speaker compared to the average House Republican in recent years. The 20 Republicans that have voted against Jordan thus far:Seven Republicans voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise: Scalise was briefly the party's nominee to become speaker before he withdrew from the race.

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It was unclear whether he would be able to unite his party enough to prevail in a floor vote expected on Tuesday. In a letter to Republicans, Jordan acknowledged those differences and promised to prioritize military and spending legislation. It was unclear how many Republican lawmakers still opposed Jordan's bid, sources familiar with internal Republican discussions said on Monday. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise, who won the endorsement last week but then withdrew after he was not able to consolidate support. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer, conservative Representatives Kevin Hern and Byron Donalds as well as acting Speaker Patrick McHenry, who is presiding over the speaker election.

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☆ Hardline Republican Jim Jordan pushes bid for US House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Jordan is due to address House Republicans behind closed doors at 6:30 pm EST (2230 GMT) on Monday, before a possible floor vote for speaker at noon EST (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. NARROW MARGINJordan needs 217 Republican votes to be elected speaker on the floor over Democratic opposition, meaning that he can afford to lose no more than four party votes from a slim 221-212 House Republican majority. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise was forced to withdraw from the speaker's race a day after being chosen as the party's first nominee, due to opposition from Jordan supporters. Others worry that the speaker's contest shows House Republicans to be at the mercy of an insidious strain of dysfunction. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer, conservative Representatives Kevin Hern and Byron Donalds as well as acting Speaker Patrick McHenry, who is presiding over the speaker election.

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☆ Hardline Republican Jim Jordan to push bid for US House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

House Republicans are expected to meet behind closed doors on Monday and plan a floor vote for speaker at noon EST (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. "I would prefer there to be a Republican solution," Representative Mike Turner, who backs Jordan, told CBS' "Face the Nation." NARROW MARGINJordan needs 217 Republican votes to be elected speaker on the floor over Democratic opposition, meaning that he can afford to lose no more than four party votes from a slim 221-212 House Republican majority. Others worry that the speaker's contest shows House Republicans to be at the mercy of an insidious strain of dysfunction. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer, conservative Representatives Kevin Hern and Byron Donalds as well as acting Speaker Patrick McHenry, who is presiding over the speaker election.

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☆ House Republican complains Jim Jordan and his allies want 'to beat folks into submission' as he struggles to collect the necessary votes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An unnamed lawmaker lamented to The Post that Jordan and his allies are "wan[t] to beat folks into submission." Jordan is reportedly hoping to hold a House floor vote on his nomination on Tuesday. An unnamed House Republican told The Washington Post that Jordan "and his team wants to beat folks into submission." Jordan won House Republicans' nomination on Friday, but the secret, closed-door vote is far from the final step. Jordan reportedly wants to hold a floor vote on Tuesday, potentially forcing Republicans opposed to him to take a public stance.

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☆ Matt Gaetz dismisses the idea that Kevin McCarthy's ouster as speaker is fueling government dysfunction: 'The chaos narrative is a bit overplayed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Matt Gaetz rejects the notion that the lack of a speaker has halted lawmaker responsibilities. "I think that the chaos narrative is a bit overplayed, particularly in the Beltway," he told CNN. Gaetz, who led the conservative push against Kevin McCarthy, backs Jim Jordan's speakership bid. They had that in Kevin McCarthy," he said. "And it doesn't mean that we're in chaos because there were 10 days when the lights were off on the House floor.

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☆ Even the experts who study Congress don't know how this House speakership drama will end
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

House Republicans ended Friday without naming a new House speaker. Congress is historically motivated by deadlines, but there's nothing forcing House Republicans to move forward. Some more centrist House Republicans have floated cutting a deal with Democrats, but this is still very unlikely. We do know that a new speaker must be elected by a full House vote. AdvertisementAdvertisement"At this point, the acting Speaker pro temp is not the leader of his party," Green said.

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☆ Some Republicans are actually talking about reinstating McCarthy as speaker — and he's not saying no
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

He's leaving the door open to it, saying it's up to his colleagues to decide. AdvertisementAdvertisementMost House Republicans have moved on from last week's sudden removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. "The only workable outcome is to restore Kevin McCarthy," said Rep. Tom McClintock, a California Republican, in a statement last Thursday. McClintock called on the Republicans who ousted McCarthy to "disenthrall themselves from their decision and to repair the damage before it is too late." AdvertisementAdvertisement"A short window is all we need in the House to reinstate Kevin McCarthy," Rep. John Duarte of California told POLITICO.

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☆ Israel-Hamas war ratchets up pressure on Republicans to select House speaker in coming days
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A senior Biden administration official indicated to reporters on Saturday that the paralysis in the House could complicate U.S. efforts to support Israel. McCarthy, of California, was ousted by conservative Republicans last week, the first time a House speaker was deposed in a no-confidence vote in U.S. history. McCarthy told Fox News on Saturday that there is nothing the House can do until the body elects a speaker: "I don't know if that happens quickly," McCarthy said. House Republicans are expected to vote for a candidate to replace McCarthy on Wednesday morning. The Florida Republican said House Republicans will coalesce around Scalise or Jordan this week: "I reject the premise that this is going to drag on for weeks," Gaetz said.

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☆ Republicans are asking their Twitter followers to help them decide who should replace Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

House Republicans are set to choose a new speaker next Wednesday, and it's unclear who that will be. Some of them have apparently turned to Twitter to help their decision-making — or to make a point. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . As House Republicans try to settle on a candidate to take the reigns after Kevin McCarthy's sudden defenestration this week, some of them are polling their Twitter followers on who they'd like to see in the top job. "That said, who would you like to see as the next Speaker of the House?," wrote LaLota.

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☆ If Rep. Jim Jordan wins the race for House speaker, it could be the death knell for US aid to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan is a top contender in the race for House speaker after Kevin McCarthy's ouster this week. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe race to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House is heating up — and US aid to Ukraine may be the biggest issue on the ballot. The top contenders for the spot are Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise. In April 2022, 10 House Republicans voted against a bill allowing the Biden administration to more easily lend military equipment to Ukraine. The following month, 57 House Republicans voted "no" on a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine.

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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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In the meantime, House Republicans have no clear leader heading into next year's election as they cling to a razor-thin majority. The leadership fund will shift its alignment to follow the new House speaker once one is elected. McCarthy visiting a district could often be a major draw, juicing fundraiser proceeds, though that’s a role any new House speaker can grow into. “That’s where McCarthy has crushed it,” said Cam Savage, a longtime Republican strategist who works on House races. “After this week’s chaotic episode, House Republicans have basically upgraded to a Disney fast-pass in their never-ending roller coaster ride to the radical right,” said Viet Shelton, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the party’s House campaign arm.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, September 21, 2023. Support for U.S. weapon shipments is down from May, when a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 46% of Americans backed sending arms, while 29% were opposed and the rest unsure. "The declining support is having a negative effect on congressional support, and eventually, prospects for additional aid packages," said Elizabeth Hoffman, director of congressional and government affairs at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Some 52% of Democrats backed arming Ukraine in the most recent poll, down from 61% in May. The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and nationwide, surveying 1,005 U.S. adults.

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☆ Mitch McConnell says House Republicans should get rid of the motion to vacate because it 'makes the Speaker's job impossible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mitch McConnell on Wednesday called for the motion to vacate House rule to be scrapped. McConnell said the provision made the House Speaker's role "impossible." AdvertisementAdvertisementSenate Minority Mitch McConnell on Wednesday called for House Republicans to ditch the rule that allowed for Kevin McCarthy's ouster. Speaking to reporters the day after McCarthy lost the position, McConnell said he thinks the motion to vacate makes the Speaker's job "impossible." "I have no advice to give House Republicans except one: I hope whoever the next Speaker is, gets rid of the motion to vacate," he said.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy's CBS interview, where he blamed Democrats for the near-government shutdown, tanked any hope of them saving his speakership
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A CBS News interview destroyed any chance that Kevin McCarthy had in keeping his job as speaker. But ahead of the vote, McCarthy said that he wasn't entertaining any major concessions from the minority party. After Democratic leaders showed the "Face the Nation" interview to members on Tuesday, McCarthy's remarks angered members from across the party's ideological spectrum. AdvertisementAdvertisementAhead of today's vote on an effort to oust @SpeakerMcCarthy, the House Democratic Caucus watched McCarthy's interview with @margbrennan on Sunday, where he attempted to blame House Democrats for the near-government shutdown. "After I saw Kevin McCarthy's interview with Margaret Brennan, all magnanimity left my body," he told Punchbowl News on Tuesday.

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☆ Matt Gaetz's GOP colleagues are so annoyed with him that they forced him to stand on the Democratic side of the House floor
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Matt Gaetz's GOP colleagues are so tired of his antics that they made him stand with Democrats, The Washington Post reported. Gaetz stood on the Democratic side of the floor Tuesday as he called for Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker. Gaetz made no secret of his disapproval of McCarthy and triggered a historic vote this week that resulted in McCarthy's removal. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Matt Gaetz's colleagues in the House GOP conference have grown so annoyed by him that they forced him to stand on the Democratic side of the chamber. That's according to The Washington Post, which reported that Gaetz stood with Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday as he called for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be removed as House speaker.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy's wild ride as US House speaker ends in historic fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks back to the Speaker's office after a motion to vacate the chair of Speaker of the House and end McCarthy's continued leadership passed by a vote of 216-210, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. On Tuesday, eight members of his party joined 208 Democrats to oust McCarthy as speaker in a 216-210 vote. But as I walk out of this chamber, I feel fortunate to have served the American people," McCarthy, 58, told reporters. "Frankly, one has to wonder whether or not the House is governable at all," Republican Representative Dusty Johnson told reporters after McCarthy's ouster. But hardliners soon used their leverage to shutter the House floor in protest over the spending level that McCarthy had agreed to Biden.

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