Tag: Patrick McHenry
Could House give Patrick McHenry more power after failed speaker votes?
Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina became speaker pro tempore when Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the job over two weeks ago, but he has largely limited his actions to those needed to…
Jordan loses 2nd speaker vote, Biden reaffirms U.S. support for Israel, more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on Rep. Jim Jordan’s second attempt to win the 217 votes necessary to fill the House speaker seat, President Biden meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while pushing for aid for…
Jim Jordan backs empowering Patrick McHenry as interim House speaker, sources say
Rep. Jim Jordan will back empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry until Jan. 3 as he tries to shore up support for his speaker bid, sources told CBS News on Thursday. #news #houseofrepresentatives #politics CBS…
House speaker drama — from McCarthy’s ouster to Jim Jordan’s uphill climb and beyond
The quest to fill the House of Representatives speaker chair has lasted weeks since Kevin McCarthy’s historic ousting as October began. These are the many turns of the race. Ohio Republican Jim Jordan continues his…
Rep. Jim Jordan won’t seek immediate third vote for House speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan, trying to shore up support for his own speaker bid, will back temporarily empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry in the interim. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. #news #jimjordan…
Where House speaker vote stands after Jim Jordan switches gears
There will be no vote for House speaker on Thursday, two sources confirmed to CBS News, with Rep. Jim Jordan instead temporarily backing empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane…
Jordan pushes ahead on House speaker vote, Biden to address nation, more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on Rep. Jim Jordan continuing his bid for the House speakership after his GOP colleagues rejected a plan to widen powers of the interim speaker, President Biden’s planned address to the nation…
Rep. Jim Jordan holds news conference ahead of 3rd vote for House speaker | full video
Rep. Jim Jordan held a news conference Friday ahead of a third round of voting for House speaker. The Ohio Republican is pressing on with his bid to win the speaker’s gavel after a plan…
