With Pence out, Christie predicts race will narrow further after third GOP debate
Christie is set to take the debate stage Nov. 8, alongside three fellow Republican presidential hopefuls — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and…
Column: Mike Johnson is House speaker because of anti-LGBTQ+ GOP
The older I get, the more reminders I see that Maya Angelou was right: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first…
House speaker will make it hard for GOP to downplay abortion
WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans have strenuously tried this year to soft-pedal their party’s support for abortion bans as they seek to avoid losses like those suffered…
Can the GOP ever come to grips with the lies of 2020?
Consider that deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ascended to the speakership thanks to his quick work to repair his relationship with Trump after calling his…
North Carolina has a new congressional map. It’s a major GOP gerrymander.
The map packs as many Democratic voters as possible into three blue districts, while distributing Republicans across the remaining districts to make sure they remain…
Analysis: House Republican civil war shows Trump’s power and its limits
WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy needed 15 tries to become speaker of the House. The first man who hoped to succeed him pulled out of the contest…
‘Are we screwed?’: Anguished House GOP turns to fourth speaker pick
Yet there’s little hope for relief among the bitterly divided GOP, where the fruitless search for a speaker has become so miserable that some members…
Opinion: Why Democrats shouldn’t help the House GOP elect a speaker
It’s not worth debating the daily drivel from former Speaker Kevin McCarthy that his sacking three weeks ago, and Republicans’ failure to unite behind a…
Opinion: House GOP needs political maturity. What are the chances?
Israeli diplomat Abba Eben famously said that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Watching events in the Middle East over the…
GOP speaker chaos: Nine Republicans will battle for top post
The full GOP conference will hear from all nine members on Monday night for a candidate forum, followed by an internal vote Tuesday morning. And…
Inside the meeting of GOP electors who sought to thwart Biden’s Georgia election win
ATLANTA — It was a bad place to keep a secret. When Republicans gathered on Dec. 14, 2020, claiming to be legitimate electors casting the state’s…
How GOP moderates blocked Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker of the House this week
This week, there was another revolt: one against Jim Jordan, the House GOP’s latest speaker-designate. But what’s unique about this revolt was who led it:…
House GOP drowning as crisis reaches breaking point
Republicans’ inability to elect a new leader is so acute that by Thursday, they squabbled over whether to empower a colleague who they wouldn’t elect…
Ex-Florida GOP lawmaker who sponsored so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill sentenced to prison
“The theft of any amount of taxpayer funds is inexcusable,” said Jason Coody, the United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, in a…
Opinion | Jim Jordan’s Bid for Speaker Is Collapsing. The GOP Is Lucky.
Set aside the fact that Jordan has virtually no legislation to his credit despite 17 years in Congress. The speaker’s job requires a very particular…
“Beyond absurd”: GOP savages Biden easing of Venezuelan oil sanctions
“The United States will provide limited sanctions relief primarily in the oil and gas sector in response to this important development,” a senior administration official…
Why the GOP Can’t Unite
Which is why it was unintentionally unironic for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), after watching 20 Republicans oppose his candidacy for speaker, to lament what could…
Some NY GOP House members go it alone on Jordan vote
“I want a Speaker who understands Long Island’s unique needs,” Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of Nassau County said in a statement. “Restoring the SALT deduction, safeguarding…
Jim Jordan’s allies tried strong-arming his GOP critics. It backfired.
“Jim’s been nice, one-on-one, but his broader team has been playing hardball,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told POLITICO about Jordan’s network of supporters, adding that…
Jim Jordan facing close House GOP vote on speaker
1 of 4 | Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will see his bid for House speaker go to a vote on the House floor on Tuesday.…