Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

House Democrats have come out in staunch opposition to Republicans’ decision to nominate Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) as their next speaker, criticizing the Ohio Republican for his voting record and accusing him of being an “extremist extraordinaire.” Democratic leaders decried Jordan’s nomination, arguing his elevation to the highest leadership position in the lower chamber…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) health and recent cancer diagnosis have been cited by Republican lawmakers as a reason not to support him as he eyes the speakership, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said on Thursday. Scalise was nominated as the GOP speaker candidate after a closed-door meeting on Tuesday afternoon, emerging victorious in a…

Just one week after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his leadership position, GOP voters remain divided on whether the move was the right call against the backdrop of a looming government shutdown and emerging wars abroad. Only a quarter of Republicans say McCarthy’s ouster was justified, compared to roughly 30% who say it…

Military veterans in the House GOP conference criticized a handful of their conservative colleagues who sank the annual defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, accusing the holdout votes of making the country susceptible to Chinese aggression. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) hit out against the five House Republicans who voted against beginning consideration of the must-pass legislation,…

The House voted against beginning debate on its annual defense appropriations bill, failing to overcome a key procedural hurdle to advance the must-pass legislation through the lower chamber by the end of this week. Lawmakers voted 212-214 to begin consideration of the $826 billion spending bill, falling short of the majority vote needed to kick-start…

The House delayed a procedural vote on a stopgap spending measure as GOP leaders consider changes to the bill in a bid to get hard-line conservatives on board with the legislation. The House quietly updated its schedule on Tuesday afternoon, removing a vote to begin debate on the 31-day continuing resolution deal that was brokered…

A small-town mayor of a rural city in northeastern Utah has launched a bid for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), joining an already crowded field of GOP candidates seeking to replace the one-term incumbent next year. Mayor Rod Bird Jr. of Roosevelt, Utah, announced his Senate campaign on Tuesday, making…

EXCLUSIVE — Republican Senate candidate Matt Dolan released his latest attack ad against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), hitting out against the Democratic incumbent for his voting record on spending bills the GOP challenger says has led to record inflation rates in the Buckeye State. The 60-second radio ad, released on Tuesday and first shared with…

A conservative-backed group is launching a $1 million campaign urging House Republicans to support additional aid to Ukraine despite adamance from hard-line conservatives to halt financial assistance to the war-torn country. Republicans for Ukraine launched the ad campaign on Monday, which scores each GOP member in Congress based on his or her past statements and…

Nearly 100 House Democrats signed onto a letter pressing Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to reject demands from hard-line conservatives included in the continuing resolution proposal, urging the GOP leader to advance a bipartisan spending deal that mirrors legislation being moved through the Senate. In a letter sent to McCarthy on Sunday, every member of the…