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☆ Who is Tom Emmer, the latest Republican nominee for speaker?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Catie Edmondson | More About Catie Edmondson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

House Republicans on Tuesday elected Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 in the party, as their speaker nominee after five rounds of ballots that pointed to a precarious path forward. Mr. Emmer, 62, has served since January as the party’s whip, responsible for counting and securing the votes to pass the speaker’s agenda. He was the highest-ranking Republican in the race, and has been endorsed by the ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Several hard-right conservatives, including a handful who voted to oust Mr. McCarthy, have signaled their support for the Minnesota Republican.

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☆ Mike Johnson picked as new GOP speaker nominee just hours after Tom Emmer drops bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Clare Foran Melanie Zanona Lauren Fox Manu Raju Haley Talbot Kristin Wilson Annie Grayer | Clare Foran | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In the final round of secret-ballot voting, Johnson was elected speaker nominee with 128 votes. McCarthy received 43 votes, the next highest tally, and some House Republicans are blaming the California Republican for undercutting Johnson’s ascent. Members of Trump’s team also called GOP members and urged them to oppose Emmer for speaker, two sources told CNN. Leaving a GOP conference meeting Monday night, Emmer told CNN, “We have a good relationship,” when asked about Trump. “Right now, I think it is apparent to the American people that the GOP conference is hopelessly divided.

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House Republicans have elected two nominees for the job since a hard-right clutch of lawmakers toppled Speaker Kevin McCarthy. House Republicans cast aside Mr. Jordan as their nominee for speaker on Friday in a secret-ballot vote, essentially moving to begin the search for a new leader all over again. They are holding an internal election for a new nominee on Tuesday — and if they elect one, Republicans could go to the House floor for a vote later that day. The math can change if there are absences, or if any lawmakers vote “present” rather than in support of a candidate. Empowering Mr. McHenry, one of Mr. McCarthy’s closest allies, was regarded by many far-right members as akin to reinstalling Mr. McCarthy as speaker.

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2 House Republican Steve Scalise and prominent conservative Jim Jordan. The task of choosing a new Republican nominee for the job of House speaker begins again on Monday at 6:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT), when nine declared candidates, including No. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer, will appear at a closed-door candidate forum. McCarthy has endorsed Emmer, stressing his experience in working to marshal party votes on major legislation since January, when Republicans became the majority party in the House. House Republicans have been embroiled in chaos all year.

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☆ 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

3 House Republican, Emmer has an edge over his opponents in his staff operation. And he received the backing of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who said he’s “head and shoulders above” the other candidates. Of the nine candidates, Emmer is one of just two who voted to certify the 2020 election. He reportedly encouraged House Republicans to distance themselves from Trump in the midterm elections. In addition to Emmer, other prominent House Republicans seeking the gavel include Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma.

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☆ Here's the 6 personality traits you need to found a successful startup
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Researchers used AI to determine the personality traits of 21,000 startup founders. They found that the success of a startup is linked to the personality traits of its founder. Here are the six personality traits you need to be a successful founder. AdvertisementAdvertisementA startup founder's personality traits may have a major impact on their company's success, a study published in Nature suggests. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe researchers found that these core personality traits were dramatically different to the wider population, the report says.

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☆ The Gaetz of Republican Hell
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The instigator, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz , thinks a better Speaker would be Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan. But on Friday Mr. Jordan lost another floor vote, making it three this week, first with 20 defections, then 22, and finally 25. Some of the Jordan dissenters are still angry about the shabby treatment of Mr. McCarthy and the conference’s No. Others seem to believe Mr. Jordan is too much of a firebrand to serve as the party’s frontman. Mr. Jordan lost ground despite some notable attempts at sausage-making.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Jordan, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Biden Organizations: Associated, Republicans, Ohio Locations: Florida

☆ After Jordan Falls, House Republicans Ask Who, and What, Is Next
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Carl Hulse | More About Carl Hulse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Jim Jordan was brought down by the revolt of the rule followers. They believed that installing Mr. Jordan, a hard-right Ohioan and political brawler, would reward colleagues who had played dirty in unseating Speaker Kevin McCarthy and undermining the candidacy of Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana. It particularly galled them that Mr. Scalise, the No. 2 Republican, defeated Mr. Jordan, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, in the initial party vote to choose a replacement for Mr. McCarthy only to then watch Mr. Jordan’s allies immediately pivot to denying Mr. Scalise the speakership on the floor. The anti-Jordan lawmakers then found themselves under a withering social media attack from the right and confronting violent threats against them and their families for balking at voting for Mr. Jordan.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Scalise, McCarthy, Jordan’s, ”, Mario Diaz Organizations: Republican, Committee Locations: Louisiana, Florida

2 Michigan routed Michigan State 49-0 on Saturday night. Michigan State appeared to make adjustments on offense after it was disclosed Michigan is under NCAA investigation for allegedly stealing the play-calling signals used by opponents. The Spartans reverted to signaling calls to the offense with two staffers on the sideline in the second half. Michigan State: Just when it looked like a miserable season could not get worse, Michigan State showed Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a pregame quiz on videoboards before the game. Michigan State: At Minnesota on Saturday.

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☆ 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.

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☆ Rep. McCarthy on House Speaker race : You've got to give Jim Jordan the opportunity to bring us back
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRep. McCarthy on House Speaker race : You've got to give Jim Jordan the opportunity to bring us backFormer House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the chaos on Capitol Hill, the battle for House Speaker and likelihood of Rep. Jim Jordan securing enough votes, and more.

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☆ For Republicans, Plan D in the House speaker crisis could require Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hardline Republicans axed Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the man who spent years orchestrating his rise to become House speaker, after he relied on Democrats to help pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government open last month. When McCarthy got the boot, McHenry was elevated to become the powerless temporary speaker – known as speaker pro tempore – able to keep the House in session but not to pass any legislation. The mechanism for such an arrangement could be a simple resolution giving McHenry the temporary power to move appropriations legislation. I asked her by email about why having a temporary speaker would be appealing, and she suggested it’s not a good option, but maybe the least bad option in the face of an institutional leadership crisis. In fact, Postell predicted an even more partisan atmosphere if the House speaker was to permanently become a less powerful position.

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The second failed effort on Wednesday by Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio to be elected House speaker added momentum to an idea that has been floated by lawmakers in both parties in recent days: Give Representative Patrick T. McHenry, the interim speaker, explicit power to conduct legislative business. Mr. McHenry is acting as temporary speaker under rules adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that require the speaker of the House to come up with a list of people to fill the post in the event that it becomes vacant. When former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted out by a right-wing rebellion two weeks ago, the world learned that Mr. McHenry’s was the first name on his list. Many House aides believe that Mr. McHenry’s power is strictly confined to presiding over the election of a new speaker, as he has been doing this week. And as the turmoil around replacing Mr. McCarthy has continued, some members in both parties have been quietly discussing a way to explicitly grant Mr. McHenry permission to step in with full — or at least expanded — authority to run the House.

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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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A table that shows the current tally for the most recent votes for speaker of the House. House Speaker Vote Results Representative Total Democrats Dem. The Constitution specifies that House members choose the speaker, but the speaker does not have to be a current or even a former representative. House Republicans nominated Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in a closed-door vote last week, shortly after Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana withdrew his bid for the speakership. Below, we will keep track of how every representative votes.

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☆ Jordan Struggles as Republicans Sink Deeper Into Division
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Carl Hulse | More About Carl Hulse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After Republicans pulled the plug on a second speaker vote on Tuesday, Representative Hakeem Jeffries went out to the Capitol steps to castigate Republicans for their predicament. He urged them to work with Democrats to find a solution, though he was not specific what that might be. Mr. Jordan also was apparently rebuffed by Mr. Scalise when he asked for help in converting those still simmering over the treatment of the majority leader. The floor showdown also gave Republicans a taste of what they could expect from Democrats if they did end up going with Mr. Jordan. He served notice that every comment and position Mr. Jordan had made or taken would be hung around the neck of House Republicans who backed him — and 200 did so on Tuesday, even as he fell short.

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Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, won the GOP's nomination for speaker in a secret ballot on Friday. Here's what to know going into the speaker's election:Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesWHEN IS THE SPEAKER ELECTION? House members are seated during the speakership vote. It takes a majority of the votes from House members who are present and voting. Once the roll call for speaker begins, members of the House are called on one by one to call out their choices.

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☆ Here Are the 20 Republicans Who Opposed Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Annie Karni | More About Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio lost a bid to become speaker on Tuesday after 20 Republicans refused to back him, prolonging a two-week fight that has paralyzed the chamber and underscored the deep Republican divisions in the House. The group included vulnerable Republicans from districts that President Biden won in 2020 and congressional institutionalists worried that Mr. Jordan, if elected, would demand extreme spending cuts, including to the military, potentially forcing a government shutdown. Here’s a look at the lawmakers who opposed Mr. Jordan on the first vote. Biden-district RepublicansThere are 18 Republicans in the House who represent districts Mr. Biden won in the last presidential election. John Rutherford of FloridaMike Simpson of IdahoSteve Womack of Arkansas Mr. Womack said he voted against Mr. Jordan on principle because Mr. Scalise was “kneecapped before he could win over his opponents.”McCarthy LoyalistsDoug LaMalfa of California The northern Californian said he would vote for Mr. Jordan on the second ballot.

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☆ Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan vie to become House speaker as GOP votes to select candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio are the top candidates for the post. It is unclear if either Scalise or Jordan can win the 217 votes needed to become the next speaker. "We got to get back to work today," Scalise told reporters. Jordan, when asked whether he would support Scalise, said he'd back "anyone who can get 217 votes."

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"Obviously we still have work to do," Scalise, who is being treated for a form of blood cancer, told reporters on Wednesday. "We're going to have to go upstairs on the House floor and resolve this and then get the House opened again. McCarthy was the third consecutive Republican speaker to leave the top post due to pressure from his hard-right flank. If he is elected speaker, Scalise will take control of the House at a time when it has a lot on the agenda. The House is controlled by Republicans, while the Senate and the White House are in Democratic hands.

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While the impetus on Republicans to pick a new speaker escalated after the terrorist attack in Israel over the weekend, the House GOP conference remains bitterly divided over how it should proceed – and who can get the 217 votes needed to lead it. Republicans are preparing for the prospect that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana nor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio can get the votes to be elected speaker, leaving the conference with no clear path forward. In some corners of the conference, there was a push to quickly settle on a speaker. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul called for a new speaker by Wednesday to avoid appearances of weakness and dysfunction amid war in Israel. Until a new speaker is selected, the House can’t pass legislation to address the crisis, McCaul noted.

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Clouds float above the U.S. Capitol, while inside the building, House Republicans search for a new Speaker of the House following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2023. In their first gathering since McCarthy's ouster, House Republicans were due to meet on Monday evening. There could be a House floor vote to elect a replacement for McCarthy later in the week. 2 House Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leader of the party's conservative wing, are campaigning to succeed McCarthy, but neither candidate has the election sewn up. Eight Republicans on Oct. 3 joined all House Democrats in a vote to remove McCarthy as speaker, the first time in history that the House removed its leader.

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☆ McCarthy says he would return as House speaker: 'Whatever the conference wants, I will do'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on border security, government funding, and other issues, on Friday, September 29, 2023. WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said he was open to becoming speaker of the House again, less than a week after he was ousted from the role. McCarthy changed his tune on Monday in an interview with conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, saying, "Whatever the conference wants, I will do." Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, a supporter of McCarthy, said there is support in the caucus for McCarthy to lead again. And I believe a good portion of the conference believes Kevin McCarthy should continue to be speaker," Lawler said.

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House Republicans are scheduled to meet behind closed doors Monday evening to try to regain control of their majority ahead of possible speaker votes this week. “House Republicans need to unite and show the country that we’re fighting for them,” Jordan said Sunday on Fox News. While the full House ultimately votes on the new speaker, the position usually falls to a person from the party with the House majority. The rules around the temporary speaker position have been untested before, though they appear to indicate the main power in the role is to ensure the election of a new speaker. But if House Republicans are unable to quickly agree on a speaker, McHenry could be in the position for some time.

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