| 单词 | gavel |
| 例句 | Judges weren’t born wearing wigs and carrying gavels. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He opened the session with a crack of his gavel at nine forty-five. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The judge rapped with the gavel, calling a recess. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z On the stage, Hawley banged his gavel to bring the crowd back to order. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As we settled, a gavel pounded, and the sound echoed in the rafters. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The judge picked his gavel up and dropped it again listlessly against its walnut plate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She’s banging her fist like a gavel on the front desk. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He pounded the gavel, stood, and walked out of the room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “They should give him a gavel so he could keep his shoes on.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He always banged the gavel when he was unsure of himself. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Judge Carlson reached for his gavel but both Burton and Devlin were gone from the courtroom before it rapped on the desk. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I want to get out of here and get back to work, but two long, hot hours pass before Hilly finally bangs her gavel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The judge’s face is unreadable, his fingers quickly tap-tap next to his gavel. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The seats were so hard that I was pleased Judge Davies moved things along swiftly, pounding his gavel, denying motions presented by the governor’s attorneys, all the while speaking sternly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t that the cutest name?” says Mary Lou White and Hilly’s so proud of herself, she doesn’t even bang the gavel at her for speaking out of turn. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The gavel cracked on the block of wood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gran took her seat and the gavel pounded on the podium on its own, and the little old Witchlings perked up. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She gazed off toward the huge image of her mother—no, this world’s Susanna Morales, the judge—up on the screen, pounding a gavel and looking severe. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Good,” said the judge, rapping his gavel three times. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, the spectacle began with a thunderclap—the beating of a gavel and the call of the sergeant at arms. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When the hymn was over, the waiters brought coffee and Bull rapped with his gavel once again and announced, “The smoking lamp is lighted.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ethan swigs down a big gulp of milk and brings the bottle down like a gavel. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Carter, gavel in hand, walked to the center of the platform. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If she had a gavel, Percy suspected she would have banged it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He hammered his index finger into the counter, like he was pounding a miniature gavel. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z No sooner had I apologized for my lateness than Brother Jack struck the table with his gavel, addressing his first remarks to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Keller shape-shifted into Mr. Rodrigo, who pounded an auction gavel, and the dream ended with Mom and me skydiving into Washington State. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He hammered his index finger into the counter, like he was pounding a miniature gavel. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The magistrate pounded his gavel and cried for order. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing to bang the gavel on so he simply raised it in the air. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When the people around her move on, she smiles and waves to me with the meat mallet she is using as a gavel. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Judge Carlson raised his gavel like a man ready to put a dying animal out of its misery. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Carter snapped his fingers, which sounded in the quiet storage room like the banging of a gavel. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the judge bangs her gavel, Officer Moore answers hoarsely, “No. No aid.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Then he rapped his gavel on his desk and left the courtroom. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The gavel was an extension of his fist. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People in the courtroom laughed and somebody shouted something, but Judge Swango quieted them all down by pounding his gavel. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z We walked in—two of us wearing ties, and two of us wearing ratty T-shirts—and the Eagle banged an honest-to-God gavel against the podium in front of him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He lowered his gavel and a split second later bellowed, "Next!" Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Moments after Justice Rumpff pounded his gavel, the Crown made an extraordinary application to change the indictment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Carter was surprised at the sudden dismissal and he banged the gavel too hard, almost splitting the crate he used as a desk. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The gavel hit the podium three times, and Mr. Pepperhorn called for a vote. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The trial opens with a slam of the gavel that rings throughout the courtroom. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Everyone agreed that it was a very fair sentence, and the judge continued: “There will also be a small additional penalty of six million years in prison. Case closed,” he pronounced, rapping his gavel again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z After the glasses had been filled, Bull rapped a gavel on the head table for silence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd roared as the gavel cracked against the podium. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He slammed down a rubber gavel on his desk. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The courtroom audience laughed, and Judge Swango pounded his gavel again. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Fine,” he said, dropping his gavel on the table. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "Your assignment, should you decide to remain active," Brother Jack said, reaching for his gavel, "is to lecture downtown on the Woman Question." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine that back in college or whatever, he did not imagine that gavel use would be part of his teaching career. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He waved his gavel, ready to adjourn, but Connor’s father held up a warning hand. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Like a judge’s gavel pounding again and again, condemning her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Judge Ford rapped for silence with the walnut gavel presented to her by associates on her appointment to a higher court. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He had managed some of our earlier preliminary hearings in a suit, but today he was in his robe, gavel firmly in hand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The judge had to pound her gavel several times. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he banged his gavel heavily upon the rostrum, adjourning conclave and sealing their fate. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Quiet,” the judge warns, tapping her gavel once. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Fina says, banging her fist on the table like a gavel. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Carter called for order, banging his gavel on the table. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The banging of Gore’s gavel weakens with every dissent. 2004: ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ and a Country at War With Itself 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Armed with a gavel and subpoenas, he is the soon-to-be chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Elijah Cummings endured two painful years. Soon he’ll be more powerful than ever. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Fenet is off and running long before her gavel hits the wooden sound block. Keeping Up With Lydia Wickliffe Fenet 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Who knows, I may even use my gavel as an extension pole to hand out the treats safely. Forget trick or treat! 10 new ideas for Halloween family fun – from eerie origami to pumpkin spotting 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z If so, it might be a good sign for the small-stature , who is, after all, said to wield a mean gavel. Noticed: The New Power of Petite Women 2010-06-25T21:44:00Z When the gavel fell, the room broke out in applause. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z “With the help of her razor-sharp humor and her don’t-mess-with-me gavel strike, she can run a room like no one I’ve ever seen.” A Young Auctioneer Breaks Into the Gavel Clique 2011-10-28T22:42:28Z The auctioneer announced, “One million,” and held up his gavel showily. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z Here, Ms. Fonda tells the stories behind some pieces going under the gavel. Jane Fonda: The Reluctant Fashionista 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Given the pandemic, there was no in-person thrill — paddles in the air, an auctioneer with a gavel on a podium. Goodbye, Dolly: With Their Bids, Fans Hold Onto Carol Channing 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The new cover of “Corrupted Justice” has a bloody gavel on the front. A Senate candidate. A murder plot. An undercover cop. A giant fiasco. 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z After watching the slickly produced but leaden pilot with no one really to root for, the allure of the gavel wasn’t enough to entice me into watching more. The Art of More: an auction house drama not worth investing your time 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z The postings were a hoax: The lectern, as well as a gavel, were recovered undamaged, reported the spokesperson for the Committee on House Administration. The Capitol mob desecrated a historical workplace — and left behind some disturbing artifacts 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z “Pete, why are you making a home cinema when all you watch is Homes Under The Hammer? Is it worth all this effort to hear a gavel in 3D?” The trope of ‘her indoors’ is alive and well. Rather that than be silenced | Coco Khan 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z He picked up the gavel and, looking amused at himself, confessed that he had never held one before. Rocco Landesman, N.E.A. Chief, Storms Washington 2010-04-07T20:20:00Z The closest he came was in February of this year, when he passed the gavel of chief judge to one of his colleagues but remained on the court. Merrick Garland was historically snubbed — but he’s emerged more respected than ever 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z When the gavel came down, Palmgren let out a "whoop!" that sent the room into wild applause. Hollywood auction draws devoted fans, rich collectors 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z And Jaeda — let’s call her King — uses more than her gavel to fight back. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Those words shook the Washington courtroom as Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo shouted over a slamming gavel. Review | When Hollywood caved to the House Un-American Activities Committee 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Pelosi credits that chapter of life with making her into the leader she is today: perhaps the most powerful woman in American history and the first to hold the speaker’s gavel. ‘Makes going to work look easy’: Decades before she was House speaker, Nancy Pelosi had an even harder job 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z And then, when the gavel falls, a larger cultural credibility can be retroactively produced through gala receptions, fashion collaborations, tax-exempt conferences and other marketing activities. Catch a Rising Star at the Auction House 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z I feared that I wasn’t worthy of being rapped on the knuckles with the whale-tooth gavel, much less lifting it as a member of the club. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Very shortly, the magistrate pounded his gavel; His verdict was clearly a stunner: “When the gentlemen differ in manner of travel, The tyee must go to the runner.” Style Invitational: The Rorschach of the Crowd — interpret these ink blots 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z NP: Women are always underestimated, but it changes a bit once you get the gavel. Table For Three: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nancy Pelosi: A Power Lunch, Times Two 2014-04-04T22:47:29Z Then, when Punch asks the court for mercy, the Judge responds by rapping Punch’s head with his gavel—knock! knock! “Citizen Punch” 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z “You can’t commit to that and then say oh, but we need the big courtroom moment with the gavel falling.” ‘Loving’ Aims to Speak Softly to History 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z He steps on a milk carton to stand behind the dais and assumes control of the meeting by slamming his gavel. "South Park": The controversy continues 2010-04-29T00:20:00Z As soon as the gavel fell, rumors started circulating about who the buyer could be. Rothko and Johns Paintings Are Stars of a Sluggish Auction for Sotheby’s 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z If only he'd brought his gavel along to the interview: he could have clinched all those declarations with a pound of the table. Simon de Pury: the Mick Jagger of art auctions 2010-04-18T20:30:00Z These, and so much more, to be transported elsewhere with the bang of an auctioneer’s gavel. The Curious, Astounding Collection of the Magician Ricky Jay 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Twenty minutes into Christie’s “Looking Forward to the Past” sale, auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen dropped the gavel on a new world record for the most expensive work sold at auction. See the Picasso Painting Worth $179 Million 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The Public May Now Comment At a little after 7 on a recent evening, the mayor of Bismarck, N.D., banged a gavel to call the city’s board of commissioners to order. ‘City Council Meeting,’ Locally Tailored, From Here 2013-05-08T21:40:41Z The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial was, from gavel to gavel, a singularly baffling, unedifying and sad spectacle. The Actual Malice of the Johnny Depp Trial 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Out of public spiritedness — and a desire to reduce tax bills — collectors from an older generation have tended to keep their masterpieces away from the auctioneer’s gavel. A ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ Is Coming. What Will It Mean for Art? 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z “Guilty!” the Judge announces gravely, bringing his gavel down. “Citizen Punch” 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Tyson accepted an invitation to sit in the speaker's chair, and grinned as he enthusiastically pounded the gavel. Romania: ex-boxer Mike Tyson calls for order 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z You're only supposed to gavel if there's an outburst in the courtroom. Q&A: Fran Lebowitz on Public Speaking 2010-11-22T18:45:00Z And the gavel of public opinion came banging down. The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z And yet the narrowness of the new Republican majority means that McCarthy can’t afford to alienate too many members if he wants to win the gavel when Congress convenes Jan. 3. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new reality 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Emerging from an aura of golden-brown light, Cummings wields a judge’s gavel and appears to almost burst from the canvas. Painter of Elijah Cummings Portrait Finds It’s a Career-Changer 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Courtrooms have seen plenty of equally tawdry tales over the centuries, but what made this one different, the film argues, is that it was the first to be televised gavel to gavel. ‘Captivated’ Revisits the Pamela Smart Case 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z And she gets a big kick out of using the gavel. | Westchester: A Review of ‘Kunstler,’ at Hudson Stage 2013-05-04T00:09:05Z “I don’t have a cat or a dog in this fight,” he promised, brandishing a gavel and a timer. Festival Dispatch: Cats vs. Dogs 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Montana's population has changed, and its conflicts are now between rival groups of European immigrants, with Dutton and his lawmen holding the badges and gavels of the "we were here first" class. With "1923," the "Yellowstone" universe grimly enlists Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Down on the floor the convention chair, Carl Albert—an old little Oklahoman with a very big gavel—kept trying to move things along. Hunter S. Thomspon in Chicago, 1968: The battle for the Democratic Party’s soul 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel to show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level. Academics to dissect Bob Dylan at NY conference 2011-04-02T16:24:07Z Together they are expected to fetch up to £180,000 when De Pury brings the gavel down on them later this week. Simon de Pury: the Mick Jagger of art auctions 2010-04-18T20:30:00Z The gavel will not come down on the first lot of New York's major fall auctions until Tuesday, but records have already fallen and more are virtually certain once the bidding actually begins. Expectations high for record spending at New York art auctions 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z He banged his gavel a lot and ordered people around dismissively. My father, his honor: Losing his prestigious job likely saved his life 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The sheer volume of pureed turnip in the penultimate episode brought the gavel down on the latter theory. Last night's TV 2010-05-31T07:00:00Z Their worry is that his maneuvering could cause a lot more damage when he is wielding a gavel than when riding a horse. Jim Inhofe is a small-plane-flying, global-warming-denying senator. And now he’s got a gavel. 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z God sat behind a desk with a gavel and a Bible and made big decisions. Welcome to a Texas hell house, where wayward Christians are scared straight 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z This is dramatized legal history of the best kind, the kind to erase all the bad memories of gavel pounding in something like “Inherit the Wind.” | 'Thurgood': Marshall v. Bias: A Life Revealed in Anecdotes 2011-02-23T23:22:27Z I knew from my research that Harry Houdini and Gen. Douglas MacArthur had been members and that William Jennings Bryan gave the club its treasured whale-tooth gavel, still in use by the president today. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z A former administrative judge who at some point in the past traded his gavel for a badge and a gun, he stands out as a somber and aloof figure among his colleagues. Movie Review: Claude Sautet’s ‘Max et les Ferrailleurs’ 2012-08-10T04:20:08Z It is like a judge’s gavel, a call to order. “Gimme Shelter” in Central Park 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Yet when he addressed the litigants now, he never banged his gavel. My father, his honor: Losing his prestigious job likely saved his life 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z A video shows Colbert behind the podium saying it's his honor "to hereby launch and begin the 2016 Republican hungry for power games" and banging a gavel. The Latest: Hollywood stars hold climate rally ahead of DNC 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z We approached it just as the roiling, chugging harmonica solo gives way to Keith’s guitar solo, kicked to the forefront by another Charlie Watts gavel. “Gimme Shelter” in Central Park 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Nancy Pelosi is expected to retake the speaker’s gavel and resume her place in the presidential line of succession. Perspective | Whose hero’s journey was it anyway? Your 2018 in review 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In a pre-CNN era, PBS alone broadcast taped gavel -to -gavel coverage of the Watergate hearings, in prime time, no less. PBS Showed TV the Future. But What Does Its Own Look Like? 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z After all, Christie’s, like other auction houses, typically charge commissions to buyers and sellers, which for high-priced works might be an eighth to a quarter of the gavel price. Christie’s and Sotheby’s Woo Big Sellers With a Cut 2014-01-15T23:08:22Z The first gavels were much bigger and heavier because judges used to double as executioners. Style Invitational Week 1438: Nothing but the untruth 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Then Mr. Swett went onstage, microphone in one hand, gavel in the other, and, like a boxer preparing for a fight, paced back and forth onstage, seemingly deep in thought. A Young Auctioneer Breaks Into the Gavel Clique 2011-10-28T22:42:28Z “Once the gavel falls there is a binding agreement that cuts both ways,” he said. Battling to Keep Auction Sellers Anonymous 2013-02-03T21:14:16Z “Just because you start acting right it doesn’t mean I’m going to forget about your past,” he says, picking up a metaphorical gavel. 'People talk about Sicario as if it's a documentary:' Benicio Del Toro on his new thriller 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z “It’s a beautiful, lovable, captivating painting that I’m sure will be a popular favorite with visitors from around the world,” the museum’s director, Timothy Potts, said by telephone shortly after the gavel fell. A Manet Portrait Fuels High Prices on a Competitive Night for Christie’s 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z In his February “pass the gavel” speech, Garland said he first walked into the courthouse in 1980 as a young Justice Department attorney. Merrick Garland was historically snubbed — but he’s emerged more respected than ever 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Less than two weeks have passed since his caucus unanimously voted to hand him the speaker’s gavel. News Analysis: Mike Johnson just did the same thing that cost Kevin McCarthy his job 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z When Mullin got up from his chair, Sanders yelled at him to sit down, banged his gavel several times and told both of them to stop talking. GOP senator stands up and challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Sanders quickly squashed it, shouting, "hold it" and banging his gavel. Bernie Sanders prevents near brawl after Republican stands and dares union chief to fight at hearing 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Johnson won the speaker’s gavel last month after rebellious House Republicans led by Trump acolyte Rep. Matt Gaetz ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair. House Speaker Mike Johnson is ‘all-in’ for Trump in 2024 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z A right-wing rebellion ousted the California Republican from the speakership and, after a multi-week struggle, delivered the gavel to Mike Johnson. Five players who will decide if US government shuts down 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Nehls said Republicans looked “confused” and divided despite unanimously voting for Mr. Johnson to hold the gavel. Republican infighting forces Speaker Mike Johnson to punt another spending bill 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z But they hurled insults at each other for around six minutes as Sanders repeatedly banged his gavel and tried to cut them off. GOP senator stands up and challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z “It’s much easier to swallow poetry than pounding your fist or gavel on a podium,” Hassinger says. If nature is vanishing, what else is there to think about? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z “They are his base. They are who gave him the gavel.” Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z A day after Mr. Johnson won the gavel on Oct. Johnson rakes in $1 million in first week as speaker 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z His remarks upon taking the speaker’s gavel last week were indeed a break from the past. Speaker Mike Johnson’s Christian faith: ‘We build walls because we love the people on the inside’ 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z “The greatest threat to our national security is our nation’s debt,” Johnson said in a speech after taking the gavel. New Speaker Mike Johnson holds favor with conservatives. Can he unite the GOP where others failed? 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Republicans didn’t have a speaker for 40 years until Newt Gingrich finally reclaimed the gavel for the party in 1995 after decades in the wilderness. Is the Republican Speakership Cursed? Johnson Is About to Find Out. 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Rep. Patrick McHenry looked frustrated when he slammed down the gavel in the House after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted three weeks ago. McHenry calls last three weeks ‘dumbest set of politics’ ever by a majority party 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The meeting came one day after Mr. Johnson, Louisiana Republican, secured the speaker’s gavel following weeks of GOP infighting that had paralyzed Congress. New House Speaker Johnson meets Biden at White House 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Speaker Mike Johnson, the little-known congressman from Louisiana who won the gavel on Wednesday, is deeply conservative on both fiscal and social issues, reflecting the G.O.P.’s sharp lurch to the right. Where Mike Johnson Stands on Ukraine, Abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. Issues and More 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Since winning the speaker's gavel on Wednesday, the 51-year-old Louisiana lawmaker has declined to comment on his work with former President Trump following the 2020 election, or say whether he believes Biden legitimately won. Republican US House Speaker Johnson likely couldn't reprise Trump election fight, analysts say 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z “This has been a grueling process,” Johnson said Wednesday after he took the gavel. Mike Johnson is the new House speaker, but the ally of Donald Trump faces same GOP challenges ahead 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z That thunder crack of Mr. McCarthy’s gavel cemented Mr. McHenry, North Carolina Republican, as temporary speaker. McHenry calls last three weeks ‘dumbest set of politics’ ever by a majority party 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z His sudden elevation to House speaker happened too quickly for his wife to find a flight from Shreveport in time to see him take the gavel. New House speaker has reputation for being a man of faith, family and conservative convictions 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In one of his first gestures after his election, Johnson told Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who handed him his gavel, that he looked forward to working with him. Who is Mike Johnson? New House speaker is a strong Trump ally and a quiet force among Republicans 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed the House was back in business Wednesday after winning the gavel following three weeks of paralysis in the lower chamber without a speaker. Speaker Mike Johnson declares the House is ‘back in business’ 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z While not the party’s top choice for the gavel, the deeply religious and even-keeled Johnson has few foes and an important GOP backer: Trump. Mike Johnson is the new House speaker, but the ally of Donald Trump faces same GOP challenges ahead 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Before finding a moment of unity behind Mr. Johnson, House Republicans went through three different candidates, none of whom, for various reasons, could find 217 votes to secure the gavel. McHenry calls last three weeks ‘dumbest set of politics’ ever by a majority party 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The lawmaker has worn many hats before winning the speaker’s gavel. New House speaker has reputation for being a man of faith, family and conservative convictions 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Scalise and Mr. Emmer never participated in a vote on the floor, but Mr. Jordan tried three times to win the gavel, to no avail. Marjorie Taylor Greene says eight Republicans who ousted McCarthy need to apologize to conference 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Johnson, 51, won the gavel in one round of voting, and his election unlocks the House floor for business for the first time since Oct. Speaker Mike Johnson declares the House is ‘back in business’ 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Three successive GOP nominees failed to win the gavel but Mr. Johnson managed to secure it in a single ballot on the House floor Wednesday. House gridlock breaks with new speaker who promises ‘aggressive schedule’ for the people’s business 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Johnson won the gavel in one round of voting, and his election unlocks the House floor for business for the first time since Oct. House elects Rep. Mike Johnson as new speaker, breaking weekslong stalemate 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z He won the gavel in only one round of voting, giving the House an elected speaker after three weeks without one. Rep. Foxx told reporter to ‘shut up’ for asking Johnson about efforts to overturn 2020 election 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z He won the gavel in only one round of voting. Marjorie Taylor Greene says eight Republicans who ousted McCarthy need to apologize to conference 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The House gavels in at noon, and will likely call a vote for speaker within the hour. House Republicans say fourth speaker nominee has the votes to win 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Democrats were publicly describing Johnson as an extremist even before he secured the gavel. Louisiana's Mike Johnson replaces Kevin McCarthy as House speaker 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, their leader Donald Trump made it very clear that he will not allow anyone who has ever crossed him in that way to have the gavel. If the GOP speaker circus fails Trump, this centrist group has a plan to save him in 2024 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The second tried and failed three times to secure the gavel. News Analysis: The House Republican civil war shows Trump's power — and its limits 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z McCarthy succeeded Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to wield the chamber's gavel, who left her leadership role after the party lost its majority in the November 2022 elections. 'We're wiser': US Republican women candidates steer clear of speaker fight 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z For Republicans eyeballing the gavel, time should be measured in hours, not days. House Speaker fight certainly proves one thing: MAGA is still a death cult 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z When the House convenes at noon Wednesday ahead of a floor vote, Johnson, who won the majority behind closed doors, will need almost all Republicans in the public roll call to win the gavel. Mike Johnson is the latest GOP nominee for House speaker as Republican infighting shows no end 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Like his three predecessors, Mr. Johnson may also lack enough Republican support to win the gavel in a House floor vote that could come as soon as Wednesday. Republicans pick Mike Johnson of Louisiana as fourth nominee for speaker 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z It remains unclear whether Mr Johnson will have the 217 votes - a simple majority in the House - that he needs to win the gavel. Republicans pick Mike Johnson as latest House Speaker nominee 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The plan to resuscitate Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Jordan, who lost his bid for the gavel last week, came as the House plodded through a third chaotic week without a speaker. Trump’s scorn helps thwart latest GOP nominee in speaker’s race; McCarthy back in the mix 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the majority whip, will not seek the gavel on the House floor after failing to win over roughly two dozen Republican holdouts, GOP aides said Tuesday. Tom Emmer becomes the latest GOP speaker nominee to drop out 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z With Republicans controlling the House 221-212 over Democrats, any GOP nominee can afford just a few detractors to win the gavel. Mike Johnson is the latest GOP nominee for House speaker as Republican infighting shows no end 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z It’s not clear how close Mr. Johnson can get to winning the roughly 217 Republican votes necessary to secure the gavel in a floor vote. Republicans pick Mike Johnson of Louisiana as fourth nominee for speaker 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Chuck Fleischmann and Mark Green, both of Tennessee, and Rep. Roger Williams of Texas, are new to the race for the gavel. House Republicans weighing new round of candidates in chaotic speaker’s race 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Under the scenario floated by Mr. McCarthy, he would reclaim the speaker’s gavel and Mr. Jordan, a conservative firebrand and staunch Trump ally, would serve as the assistant speaker. Trump’s scorn helps thwart latest GOP nominee in speaker’s race; McCarthy back in the mix 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z All it takes is a handful of Republican dissenters, along with all the House Democrats, to prevent the next speaker-designate from winning the gavel and keeping the House of Representatives in this legislative purgatory. Republicans self-destruct again in US Speaker saga 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Rep. Tom Emmer, the majority whip, needs roughly 217 GOP votes to win the speaker’s gavel. Emmer, new GOP nominee, hunts for enough support to win speaker’s gavel in floor vote 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The Republican nominee will need 217 GOP votes to capture the speaker’s gavel on the House floor, where Democrats plan to vote for their leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York. Republicans pick Mike Johnson of Louisiana as fourth nominee for speaker 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Trump's attack came as Emmer worked to garner more votes to secure the speaker's gavel in a full floor vote. Emmer out: Republicans' third speaker nominee withdraws hours after winning contentious vote 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida dropped out of the race for House speaker, leaving two candidates battling for the gavel in a closed-door meeting of House Republican lawmakers on Tuesday. Rep. Donalds drops out as two remaining Republican candidates battle for speaker 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Emmer is not a shoo-in to win the gavel on the House floor. Emmer wins GOP nomination for House speaker 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z However, Emmer appeared at least 20 votes short of the 217 he would need to win the speakers gavel. US Republican Emmer has backed Ukraine aid, but will he be speaker? 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Jordan, a conservative firebrand and Trump favorite, was unable to win about two dozen holdouts, many of them McCarthy backers, when he attempted to win the speaker’s gavel last week. Republicans pick Mike Johnson of Louisiana as fourth nominee for speaker 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Trump, brushing back suggestions that he take the gavel himself, suggested Monday that no one is capable of uniting the House Republicans. There’s a long list of candidates for House speaker as Republicans try voting again on a new leader 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z In Mr. Jordan’s third attempt to win the gavel last week, he lost nearly two dozen votes. Eight Republicans make their case for speaker’s job that no one has been able to win 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z A crowded field of GOP lawmakers is competing for the House speaker’s job, now that the three leading Republican candidates have struck out in their attempts to secure enough votes to win the gavel. House Republican speaker’s race thrown wide open amid discord 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Three GOP candidates for House speaker have failed in their attempts to capture enough votes to win the gavel. Freedom Caucus calls for GOP leaders to keep Republicans in Washington until speaker is elected 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Nine lower-level Republican lawmakers are now running to be speaker, leader of the House and second in line to the presidency - none with any clear shot for the gavel. It’s Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names are starting to reach for the gavel 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Nine lower-level Republican lawmakers are now running to be speaker, leader of the House and second in line to the presidency — none with any clear shot for the gavel. It’s Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names are starting to reach for the gavel 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Each candidate had their own group of supporters, and none seemed close to garnering the near-unanimous backing of their party needed to secure the gavel in a House floor vote. Eight Republicans make their case for speaker’s job that no one has been able to win 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The long list of candidates formed after Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio struck out on Friday in his third attempt to win the speaker’s gavel on the House floor. House Republican speaker’s race thrown wide open amid discord 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z He also netted as many as 20 votes on the House floor in January during McCarthy's bruising attempt to secure the gavel. Who will be the next U.S. House speaker? A look at the top candidates 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z And as any Republican will tell you, no one in their House majority can win the gavel as things stand. Opinion: Has the Republican Party proved to be so anti-government that it cannot govern at all? 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z With a narrow majority of 221-212 in the House, it is not clear whether any Republican can get the 217 votes needed to claim the speaker's gavel. Republican search for new US House leader returns to square one 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Speaker candidate Rep. Pete Sessions wants to shift House Republicans from fighting to fixing and believes he could if he wins the gavel. Sessions pitches unity in his bid for Speaker of the House, touts NRCC credentials 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The candidates will stump for the gavel in a closed-door candidate forum Monday. Johnson officially enters speaker race with plan to ‘restore’ trust in the GOP, build majority 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z So far, six other candidates have officially entered the race for the speaker’s gavel. Emmer officially launches bid for speaker, says GOP is at ‘crossroads’ 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The list of candidates vying for the gavel could grow over the weekend. Unity pledge to back whoever becomes speaker nominee is floating around GOP 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z McCarthy needed an agonizing 15 votes to win the speaker's gavel in January, and along the way had to made concessions that enabled a single member to force a vote for his removal. Republican search for new US House leader returns to square one 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Sessions is the longest serving candidate vying for the gavel. Sessions pitches unity in his bid for Speaker of the House, touts NRCC credentials 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z House of Representatives remained vacant on Saturday, after hardline Republican Jim Jordan failed in his third bid for the gavel and dropped out of the race. Who's in, who's out of race to become US House of Representatives speaker? 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Emmer, along with the other half dozen candidates, will have his hands full in trying to unify the fractured GOP to support his bid for the gavel. Emmer officially launches bid for speaker, says GOP is at ‘crossroads’ 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Then there will be a closed-door candidate forum where each gavel hopeful will stump for the job in front of the conference. Unity pledge to back whoever becomes speaker nominee is floating around GOP 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z He previously floated a bid for the gavel immediately after the ouster of Mr. McCarthy but decided against it. These are the new Republican candidates for speaker of the House 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z House of Representatives still vacant as of Friday night, a mixed-bag of names are being thrown around for consideration when it comes to who will dust off the gavel that's sat dormant since October 3. "He is the right person for the job": Kevin McCarthy endorses Tom Emmer for speaker 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Jordan of Ohio was the favorite of hardline conservatives but was unable to garner the 217 votes needed to win the gavel thanks to opposition from more than two dozen Republican holdouts. House Republicans line up to run for speaker after pushing aside Jim Jordan 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has officially launched his bid for Speaker of the House after floating a run for the gavel with allies and colleagues Friday. Emmer officially launches bid for speaker, says GOP is at ‘crossroads’ 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z At least a half-dozen Republican representatives are now weighing bids for House speaker after GOP lawmakers voted to give up on the conservative Mr. Jordan’s quest for the gavel. McCarthy endorses Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer for speaker 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Sessions boasts the longest tenure in Congress of any of the candidates vying for the gavel. These are the new Republican candidates for speaker of the House 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z They made the offer in in a letter to their colleagues that was released Friday shortly after Mr. Jordan’s third failed attempt at securing the gavel. Lawmakers behind McCarthy ouster say they will sacrifice themselves to get Jordan elected speaker 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Republicans are fried and frazzled over a weekslong battle over the speaker’s gavel and are now resorting to screaming matches and threats to collaborate with Democrats. GOP divide deepens after weeks of House speaker chaos 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Jordan of Ohio is a favorite of hardline conservatives but was unable to garner the 217 votes needed to win the gavel thanks to opposition from more than two dozen Republicans. House Republicans move on from Jim Jordan, will pick a new candidate for speaker 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z House of Representatives remained vacant on Friday, after hardline Republican Jim Jordan failed in his third bid for the gavel and dropped out of the race. Who's in, who's out of race to become US House of Representatives speaker? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Rep. Jim Jordan fell short a third time in his quest for the speaker’s gavel, losing more Republican support on the House floor than he did in the first two rounds of voting. Jim Jordan defeated again in a third ballot for House speaker as GOP support decreases 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z When one candidate ultimately emerges from closed-door Republican meetings as the pick of the party, the slow grind to get to 217 votes - and the speaker's gavel - begins again. Republicans back to square one as Speaker crisis deepens 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Jordan has failed to win the 217 votes needed to claim the speaker's gavel in votes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Jim Jordan to make third try at top job in paralyzed US House 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Kevin McCarthy struggled with them for 15 rounds in January to win the speaker’s gavel and ultimately had it wrested away by hard-right holdouts. Republicans are facing death threats as the election for speaker gets mired in personal feuds 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Jordan had backed the temporary speaker plan as a way to allow more time to shore up support in his own reach for the gavel. Rep. Jim Jordan will try again for House gavel, but Republicans won’t back the hardline Trump ally 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z To be elected speaker, a candidate needs roughly 217 votes to win the speaker’s gavel. Jim Jordan defeated again in a third ballot for House speaker as GOP support decreases 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The Ohio Republican has lost two votes this week and would need to gain the support of 18 Republicans in order to win the gavel. Gaetz opposes ‘speaker light’ amid talk of granting McHenry legislative power 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z According to lawmakers in the room, Jordan had earlier suggested that Republicans vote to extend the authority of Representative Patrick McHenry, who is serving as acting speaker, effectively pausing his campaign for the gavel. Republican Jim Jordan revives fight after pausing campaign for US House Speaker 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republicans’ nominee for House speaker, is putting his bid for the gavel on hold after spending days unsuccessfully trying to convince GOP holdouts to back him. Jordan drops House speaker’s bid for now, Republicans weigh plan to elect placeholder 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z After two failed votes, Jordan’s third attempt at the gavel is not expected to end any better. Rep. Jim Jordan will try again for House gavel, but Republicans won’t back the hardline Trump ally 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Jordan replaced Scalise as the party’s nominee, but failed to secure the gavel in two floor votes. Jim Jordan backs empowering Patrick McHenry, a McCarthy ally, as temporary speaker 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z He needed 217 - indicating majority support in the chamber - to earn the gavel. Jim Jordan set to pause House Speaker bid as backup plan emerges 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Jordan in two votes this week failed to secure the 217 votes needed to claim the speaker's gavel as he has faced opposition from Democrats and more than 20 of his fellow Republicans. Republican Jim Jordan revives fight after pausing campaign for US House Speaker 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The chamber's top Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries, said his caucus would not support any leadership plan that involved Jordan taking the gavel. Fractured US House Republicans to try again to elect a leader 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Several Republicans told reporters they had been subject to a pressure campaign by supporters of Mr Jordan, who lost a second vote for the gavel on Wednesday. Threats fly as Jim Jordan's bid to be US House Speaker turns ugly 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z That would be the third consecutive day of voting on Jordan's bid, ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy took four days - and 15 rounds of voting - to win the gavel in January. Jim Jordan fails again in US House speaker bid as Republicans eye backup plan 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z House of Representatives on Wednesday was set for its second vote on a new speaker, a day after hardline Republican Jim Jordan failed in his first bid for the gavel. What's next in the US House of Representatives speaker's race? 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z "We recognize that the Republicans temporarily hold the gavel. We respect that," Jeffries said. Hardline Republican Jim Jordan plans second bid for US House top job 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The struggles of the Ohio lawmaker, backed by former President Donald Trump, mirror those of ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who took four days to win the speaker's gavel in January. Fractured US House Republicans to try again to elect a leader 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Immediately after the vote, Jordan conferred with McCarthy, who fared nearly as badly in January, having lost almost as many votes on the first of what would become a historic 15 ballots for the gavel. GOP’s Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker, but his detractors are considering options 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Republicans defeated Mr. Jordan of Ohio in his quest for the speaker’s gavel Tuesday, leaving the House without a speaker for a second week and in a state of paralysis. Friction emerges between Jordan, Scalise amid fight for speaker’s gavel 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z He did not say which Republican lawmakers are in on the talks or who they would nominate for the gavel. House enters third week with no speaker after Jordan fails in bid for gavel 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z It seems unlikely that Mr Jordan's fellow Republicans will give him that much time to secure the Speaker's gavel, given the current national and global circumstances. US House still has no Speaker. Here's what happens next 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Lacking the 217 votes he needs to claim the speaker's gavel, Jordan postponed further action until 11 a.m. Republican Jim Jordan loses first US House speaker vote, plays for time 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The vote for House speaker, once a formality in Congress, has devolved into another bitter showdown for the gavel. GOP’s Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker, but his detractors are considering options 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr Jordan, a conservative firebrand from Ohio who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, fell well short of the 217 votes needed to secure the gavel. Friction emerges between Jordan, Scalise amid fight for speaker’s gavel 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr Jordan earned 200 votes in the first ballot on Tuesday, but he needs 217 to secure the Speaker's gavel. House speakership up in air as resistance to Jim Jordan hardens 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Some have already floated giving Mr McCarthy, who was only narrowly unseated two weeks ago, another chance at the gavel. US House still has no Speaker. Here's what happens next 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Republicans were on track to defeating Rep. Jim Jordan in his quest for the speaker’s gavel, leaving the House grappling with a second week of paralysis. Jordan comes up short on the first vote for speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The House is set to gavel in to elect a new speaker Tuesday as the Republican nominee, Rep. Jim Jordan, tried to convince GOP holdouts to save his bid for the gavel. Jim Jordan stares down GOP lawmakers in House speaker’s vote 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Another vote is possible Tuesday, but it is unclear if Jordan will muster enough votes to win the speaker’s gavel. Jim Jordan falls short in vote for House speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The last Speaker, Mr McCarthy, needed 15 rounds of voting over four days in January to win the gavel. House speakership up in air as resistance to Jim Jordan hardens 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Any “deals” he will now try to make to get the speaker's gavel are irrelevant. Day of the goons: Win or lose, Jim Jordan marks a new low point for the GOP 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr Jordan, a conservative firebrand from Ohio who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, was well short of the 217 votes needed to secure the gavel. Jordan comes up short on the first vote for speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The House is scheduled to start voting at noon in what could become a showdown for the gavel. Live: Live updates | House nears vote on Jim Jordan as speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Scalise pulled out as nominee after it became clear he would not have enough votes to get the gavel in a floor vote. Jim Jordan falls short in vote for House speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The House is scheduled to start voting at noon in what could become a showdown for the gavel. Live updates | GOP will make another attempt at seating House speaker with Jim Jordan’s nomination 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Jordan needs 217 votes to win the gavel, which he still doesn’t seem to have. Gingrich believes Rep. Jim Jordan will be next House speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Jordan’s ascension to the gavel is not guaranteed, though more and more conservative lawmakers have been warming to him. Some Dems see Jordan speakership as political victory 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Ahead of the election, he appeared to be short of the Republican votes needed to win the gavel, but he has sounded confident that he can pressure the holdouts to eventually vote for him. Live: Live updates | House nears vote on Jim Jordan as speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z A similar dynamic played out in January, when McCarthy needed 15 rounds of voting to win the speaker's gavel. US House to vote on Republican Jim Jordan's bid for speaker 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the House is scheduled to start voting at noon in what could become a showdown for the gavel. Republicans will try to elect Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan as House speaker but GOP holdouts remain 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z But a second round of voting showed that more than 50 Republicans would oppose Jordan on the floor, leaving him well short of the 217 votes needed to win the gavel. The House is set to vote on a new speaker. Here’s what to know 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z House lawmakers will vote for a speaker after nearly two weeks without a lawmaker wielding the gavel, and some Democrats are salivating at the Republican candidate’s possible victory. Some Dems see Jordan speakership as political victory 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Rep. Jim Jordan gained significant momentum in his quest for the speaker’s gavel but is still working to convince Republican holdouts to provide enough support to win in a floor vote Tuesday. Jim Jordan scrambles to lock down support for Tuesday’s vote for House speaker 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Democrats plan to vote for their minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, which means Mr. Jordan can afford to lose only a handful of Republican votes if he is to win the gavel. Top holdout now backs Jordan’s bid for House speaker 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Still, it could take multiple rounds during House floor voting not unlike in January when it took McCarthy 15 ballots to win the gavel. Republicans will try to elect Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan as House speaker but GOP holdouts remain 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The House is expected to gavel into session Tuesday at noon to hold what could be the first of several votes to elect a speaker. The House is set to vote on a new speaker. Here’s what to know 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Now, nearly a decade after Boehner stepped down in the face of a conservative revolt, it is Jordan who is trying to bring the Republican Party together to win the speaker’s gavel. Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker? 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy’s short-lived hold on the gavel first required an unprecedented 15 rounds of voting until he came up with enough Republican support to win. Jim Jordan scrambles to lock down support for Tuesday’s vote for House speaker 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Jordan will need 217 votes to clench the gavel, an uphill climb that could require several rounds of voting and more negotiations with GOP holdouts. McCarthy races to find Jim Jordan enough votes ahead of Tuesday speaker election 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Opinions among the political-observer class vary greatly as to whether Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, House Republicans' latest pick for the speakership, can actually claim the gavel. Jim Jordan's weekend plan: Wrestle his foes into submission 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s uncertain how many rounds it might take for Jordan to clinch the gavel, but his supporters are confident that the public floor vote will force the remaining holdouts to flip their way. The House is set to vote on a new speaker. Here’s what to know 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Former Rep. Liz Cheney, who helped lead the Jan. 6 investigation and was ousted from GOP leadership by conservatives, has warned that giving Jordan the gavel could even pose a threat to democracy itself. Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker? 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio won an internal vote for House speaker among House Republicans on Friday, although he remains a long way from actually taking the speaker's gavel. House GOP picks Jim Jordan for speaker, maybe. Or maybe not 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z House of Representatives on Friday, but the hardline conservative appeared to be well short of the support he would need to seize the speaker's gavel. US House Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for speaker, testing hardline appeal 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Among them was Florida's Mario Díaz-Balart, who said he doubted Mr Jordan's ability to win the gavel and, if he does become Speaker, function effectively. Trump-backed Jim Jordan chosen as Speaker nominee 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia jumped into the Republican race for speaker on Friday, offering a challenge to Rep. Jim Jordan in the latest twist to the infighting over who gets the gavel. Another House Republican enters the speaker race to challenge Jim Jordan 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Hardline conservative Jim Jordan said he would seek the gavel, after narrowly losing to Scalise in a nominating vote on Wednesday. US House Republicans try again to pick new leader 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z House of Representatives on Friday, with hardliner Jim Jordan saying he would again seek the gavel while some suggested the best option would be to empower a temporary custodian. US House leaderless for a 10th day amid Republican infighting 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z These folks would probably be happier if they could throw the contenders into a cage match and let them fight, with the gavel awarded to whoever is left standing. House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline! 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The current tally leaves Mr. Scalise well short of the roughly 217 votes he needs to secure the speaker’s gavel on the floor of the House. Desperate Republicans consider all options in speaker stalemate, including Trump and Democrats 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Republicans had been hoping to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing spectacle that occurred in January, when hardline conservatives forced McCarthy to endure 15 floor votes over four days before winning the gavel. US House speaker nominee Scalise drops out of race, deepening crisis 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Republicans have been hoping to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing spectacle that occurred in January, when hardline conservatives forced McCarthy to endure 15 floor votes over four days before winning the gavel. US House Republicans try again to pick new leader 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Republicans hope to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing spectacle that occurred in January, when hardline conservatives forced McCarthy to endure 15 floor votes over four days before winning the gavel. Republican dissension in US House threatens Scalise speaker bid 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Whoever finally gets the speaker's gavel next will no doubt feel powerful in that moment — but he should also know that he just stuck a bullseye on his back. House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline! 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Republicans were split on whether to keep brawling over the gavel in private or to begin voting on the televised House floor until a Republican won enough votes to become speaker. Desperate Republicans consider all options in speaker stalemate, including Trump and Democrats 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Republicans are determined to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing spectacle that occurred in January, when hardline conservatives forced McCarthy to endure 15 floor votes over four days before winning the gavel. US House in limbo as Steve Scalise struggles to unify Republicans behind him 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Republicans are determined to avoid a recurrence of the embarrassing public spectacle that occurred in January, when hardline conservatives forced McCarthy to endure 15 floor votes over four days before winning the gavel. Republican Scalise struggles for votes after winning US House speaker nomination 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z An early rivalry developed between Scalise and McCarthy that punctuated their rise, and continues to this day as the Louisianan is about to take the gavel after the Californian was pushed out. Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z It didn't go well: McCarthy's stint with the gavel lasted less than nine months, the shortest tenure for any speaker since Michael Kerr died in office in 1876. House GOP in total chaos: So much for fascist order and discipline! 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Both lawmakers had previously toyed with a run for the speaker’s gavel, but opted not to. Kevin Hern running for House majority leader 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Republicans hit the pause button on their plans to elect a House speaker Wednesday afternoon as they worked to unite their GOP conference behind giving the gavel to Rep. Steve Scalise. Divided Republicans pause plans to elect new speaker 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Outgoing speakers have usually joined their successors at the speaker’s chair, where the gavel is passed as a nod to the peaceful transition of power. Scalise is the GOP’s pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next? 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z When Boehner abruptly retired rather than face the threat of ouster, McCarthy reached for the gavel only to step aside for Ryan when it was clear he did not have support. Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Scalise, now No. 2 on the Republican leadership ladder, must still win approval from the full House before he can claim the speaker's gavel. US House Republican Scalise tries to round up support to become speaker 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s nomination as the GOP candidate for the speaker’s gavel means that his current job could open up, and lawmakers are lining up to replace him. Kevin Hern running for House majority leader 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Scalise, who is currently No. 2 on the Republican leadership ladder, must still win approval from the full House before he can claim the speaker's gavel. US House Republicans nominate Scalise to replace ousted speaker McCarthy 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Scalise, who is currently No. 2 on the Republican leadership ladder, must still win approval from the full House before he can claim the speaker's gavel. US House Republicans nominate Scalise to replace ousted speaker McCarthy 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z When McCarthy seized the gavel in January once Republicans regained the majority, Scalise won the No. 2 job as Majority Leader. Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z At least 217 House Republicans will need to agree on a candidate to avoid a repeat of January's messy speakership battle, when McCarthy needed 15 rounds of voting to win the speaker's gavel. US House Republicans seek to unite around a new speaker 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z His ouster was opposed by all but eight Republicans and a faction of the many lawmakers who voted to keep him now want a chance to give him back the gavel. Republicans scramble to unite behind a speaker 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z McCarthy, meanwhile, was openly ready to reclaim the gavel he just lost, but was seen by many as a longshot option unlikely to win back the handful of hardliners who just ousted him. After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Sources close to the Jordan team say they are picking up significant support and are “feeling very good” about the race for the gavel. A faction of House Republicans wants a backroom deal on speaker 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z But he was unlikely to do much better than split the Republican conference with Scalise, leaving each candidate short of the 218 votes needed to seize the gavel. US House Republicans face tangled path to picking a new speaker 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Both Republicans who have eyed the speaker’s gavel for some time come with political strengths, but also baggage that leaves colleagues split and skeptical. As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy is quietly discouraging the move and behind the scenes is helping Mr. Jordan win the gavel over his former top deputy. Republicans scramble to unite behind a speaker 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Trump has backed Jordan’s bid for the gavel. After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Temporary speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry has scheduled a candidate forum for Tuesday where the pair of lawmakers are expected to make their pitch to their colleagues on why they would wield the gavel. McCarthy says ‘nothing the House can’ do until new speaker elected 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Some Republicans ignored Trump's calls for unity during McCarthy's drawn-out battle for the speaker's gavel in January. US House's Scalise, Jordan locked in two-way speaker race, for now 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z For his part, Jordan said the endorsement would aid his bid for the gavel. Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Hern, who is chair of the 150-plus member Republican Study Committee, is speaking with every member of the Republican conference to gauge support for a gavel bid. Rep. Hern gives cold shoulder to Fox debate, still undecided on speaker’s race 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Three lawmakers vying for the top position of power in the House will make the case for why they should win the gavel next week. Speaker candidates to stump in joint interview ahead of candidate forum 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma has also been floating a bid for the gavel, but has not publicly announced a formal candidacy. GOP lawmaker says Trump endorsing Jim Jordan for House speaker 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Anyone hoping to seize the speaker’s gavel will need Mr. Trump on their side. Trump opens door to serving as House speaker 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z So far, the contest for the speaker’s gavel has been dominated by lawmakers seen as loyal to Trump. Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Rep. Mike Lawler of New York said he would have flung the speaker’s gavel “square between the eyes” — Mr. Gaetz’s eyes. Republicans have knives out for Rep. Gaetz after orchestrating McCarthy’s ouster as speaker 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z In his back and forth on this, he even shared an image to social media of him with the gavel. MTG fantasizes about Trump as speaker, saying it would be "the House of MAGA" 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Any lawmaker hoping to win the speaker’s gavel will need Mr. Trump’s support. GOP lawmaker says Trump endorsing Jim Jordan for House speaker 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The congressman told NBC News that he spoke with the former president about his bid for the gavel but was coy about whether Mr. Trump backs him. Jordan shares speaker bid with Trump, but mum about endorsement 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s unclear whether anyone has enough votes to win the gavel and if Jordan were to lose, another Trump ally could emerge. Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter? 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z After Republicans captured the House in 2022, Mr. McCarthy won the gavel in January following a historic 15 ballot rounds. GOP infighting erupts over rewriting rules to oust speaker 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z To win the speaker's gavel, a candidate must win a majority of votes in the 435-seat chamber. Trump may meet with House Republicans on leadership race 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Since Mr. McCarthy lost the gavel, the House has been in recess following an abrupt dismissal ordered by Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry of North Carolina. GOP lawmaker says Trump endorsing Jim Jordan for House speaker 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Under House rules, a speaker does not have to be a member of Congress to win the gavel. Trump as House speaker? Some GOP lawmakers say yes 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z With just a slim majority hold, a handful of hard-right holdouts forced him to make concessions for the gavel, including the ability to more easily remove him from office. Kevin McCarthy was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Since the historic vote on Tuesday to remove Mr. McCarthy, California Republican, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio have both confirmed their ambition to run for the gavel. GOP rebels who booted McCarthy haven’t landed on new choice for speaker 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy was stripped of his gavel by eight conservative hardliners, in part because he ushered through a bipartisan stopgap spending bill to avert an Oct. GOP senators alarmed over House speaker fiasco as government careens toward another shutdown drama 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has remained firm in her stance that she hopes to see Mr. Trump with the gavel. GOP lawmaker says Trump endorsing Jim Jordan for House speaker 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, chairman of the largest caucus in the GOP conference, is seriously exploring a bid for the gavel, but has not publicly entered the race. Trump as House speaker? Some GOP lawmakers say yes 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Rep. Kevin Hern, the chair of the largest conservative caucus in the House, will likely jump into the race for the speaker’s gavel. Conservative Rep. Hern eyeing to join race for speaker’s gavel 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma is also eyeing the gavel, but has yet to make a public commitment to the race. GOP rebels who booted McCarthy haven’t landed on new choice for speaker 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Most of the remaining lawmakers on the Hill have publicly deflected whom they want to see win the gavel. Graves says ‘hell no’ to GOP finding consensus candidate for speaker by next week 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The moves announced Tuesday are a direct fallout from the federal corruption charges lodged last month against former committee Chairman Bob Menendez, who was forced to surrender the gavel as a result of the indictment. Cardin freezes military aid to Egypt, questions support for Azerbaijan 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Responding to the GOP calls for Mr. Trump to seize the House gavel, Mr. Ramaswamy said, “This isn’t crazy.” Trump for speaker? Ramaswamy says the idea ‘isn’t crazy’ 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z That means that Mr. Hern’s possible bid for the gavel could come preloaded with supporters across the conservative spectrum in the conference. Conservative Rep. Hern eyeing to join race for speaker’s gavel 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z However, the eight seem to agree that whoever gets the gavel has to be trustworthy, something they said Mr. McCarthy was not. GOP rebels who booted McCarthy haven’t landed on new choice for speaker 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Scalise, Louisiana Republican, who signaled he wasn’t interested in the speakership when Mr. McCarthy battled to maintain the gavel until Tuesday, is making phone calls for speaker endorsements. Scalise building backing to become next speaker 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy said he confided in Mrs. Pelosi over the problems he had capturing the speaker’s gavel back in January. Temporary Speaker Patrick McHenry evicts Nancy Pelosi from U.S. Capitol office 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z McCarthy told Republicans on Tuesday night that he would not seek to regain the gavel, clearing the way for another candidate to take his place. Kevin McCarthy is out as House speaker. Here's what happens next 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z But when he exited the House chamber, no longer with the gavel, he walked in silence. House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z McHenry then slammed the gavel down very hard — and the footage went viral on social media. Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Sen. Steve Daines of Montana slammed Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana for being one of the eight House Republicans who voted with all the chamber’s Democrats to strip the gavel from Mr. McCarthy. Chair of Senate GOP campaign arm dings House Republican for voting to oust McCarthy as speaker 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z North Carolina GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry took the gavel after Tuesday’s vote to oust McCarthy – a historic first for a House speaker. Rep. Patrick McHenry is the leader of the House, at least for now 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z But McCarthy showed he’s willing to endure that when he went through 15 votes to get the gavel in the first place. Here are the Republicans in the mix to replace Kevin McCarthy 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z A few moments later, he was no longer speaker and one of his closest House allies, Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, became caretaker of the speaker’s gavel. House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z It can quickly become an arduous exercise, as it did in January when it took McCarthy an unprecedented 15 rounds to win the gavel. Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next. 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Speaking to reporters about why he will not seek to regain the speaker’s gavel, Mr. McCarthy also whacked Mr. Rosendale for secretly hoping House Republicans would win the chamber only narrowly. Chair of Senate GOP campaign arm dings House Republican for voting to oust McCarthy as speaker 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z McHenry then slammed the gavel down very hard - and the footage went viral on social media. Rep. Patrick McHenry is the leader of the House, at least for now 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z McCarthy ultimately secured the gavel after 15 rounds of voting over four days. Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr McCarthy barely won the speaker's gavel back in January, as a handful of Republican rebels ultimately joined the rest of the party to support the California congressman. Kevin McCarthy's replacement will inherit a poisoned chalice too 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z With the House leaderless after a right-wing faction ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speakership on Tuesday, Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina will temporarily take up the gavel as interim speaker. Who is Patrick McHenry, the interim House speaker? 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida led the effort to topple him, and eight Republicans joined Democrats to remove Mr. McCarthy, making him the first speaker to lose the gavel in this way. Kevin McCarthy Is Out as Speaker. What Happens Now? 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z He also said he is not sure who can win the majority needed to take the gavel. House in limbo after McCarthy booted from speaker’s podium 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z In January, when he was first elected speaker, he took the gavel after a blistering 15 rounds of voting. Who could succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House? 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z With a jarringly loud gavel bang, the removal proceedings ended on Tuesday afternoon. Kevin McCarthy's replacement will inherit a poisoned chalice too 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z In his ultimate deal to secure the speaker's gavel, McCarthy agreed to allow a single member to advance a motion to vacate, a decision he may now regret. Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy, 58, was forced out after a tenuous grip on the speaker’s gavel. Republican faction advances effort to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z McCarthy ultimately secured the gavel after 15 rounds of voting. US Rep Matt Gaetz will try to unseat House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Others have suggested they could back a moderate Republican willing to share the gavel with them and allow power sharing within House committees. House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Republicans currently control the House with 221 seats to 212 Democrats, meaning if McCarthy wants to keep his speaker's gavel, he cannot afford to lose more than four votes. How Matt Gaetz and hardline Republicans could oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z But Mr. McCarthy seemed unconcerned by plans to oust him, telling Mr. Gaetz and any other lawmakers that want to take his gavel to “bring it.” Shutdown averted: Speaker McCarthy’s ‘clean’ stopgap easily passes Senate 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Others have suggested they could back a moderate Republican willing to share the gavel with them and allow power-sharing within House committees. Republican House Speaker McCarthy faces ouster threat for avoiding shutdown 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z After a few words and a silent prayer, Feinstein rapped her gavel and left. Dianne Feinstein, the first woman in the Senate from California, has died 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Gaetz, who has been ramping up his threats to boost Mr. McCarthy, said he was too busy to discuss his Plan B for who wields the speaker’s gavel. Rep. Matt Gaetz not ready to say who would replace an ousted Speaker McCarthy 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Republicans currently control the House with 221 seats to 212 Democrats, meaning if McCarthy wants to keep his speaker's gavel he cannot afford to lose more than four votes. How could hardline US House Republicans strip Kevin McCarthy of his speakership? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who is a leader of arch-conservative opposing any stopgap spending and who has been crusading to oust Mr. McCarthy, said the speaker’s hold on the gavel is shaky. Shutdown averted: Speaker McCarthy’s ‘clean’ stopgap easily passes Senate 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Chamber rules forced him to give up his gavel as chairman of the panel. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins list of Democrats calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z But with the House GOP majority in turmoil, all but certain to hurl the country into a shutdown, McCarthy has set aside the more traditional tools of the gavel to keep rebels in line. Speaker McCarthy gives in to hard-line conservatives in hopes of solving government funding impasse 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z After the interminable 15 rounds of voting and all the backroom deals he had to make to get the gavel back in January, the prospects for a deal looked very slim. Kevin McCarthy has officially lost all control of his GOP "clown show" 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z To win the speaker’s gavel, McCarthy committed to returning the appropriations process to regular order. The Senate’s bipartisan approach to government funding is putting pressure on a divided House 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z “There have been considerable conversations, as I understand it, regarding the map, which is the real product, not who’s banging the gavel and all that.” GOP legislative leaders’ co-chair flap has brought the Ohio Redistricting Commission to a standstill 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z He was, as he has been since the day he took the speaker's gavel, just trying to get through the day. Despite impeachment, McCarthy's loyalty to Trump not rewarded 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr. McConnell plans to return to work when the Senate gavels back in Tuesday amid speculation about the future of his party’s leadership. Senate physician declares McConnell neurologically healthy after extensive examination 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z She also was included as a character, complete with robe and gavel, in “The Lego Movie 2,” alongside Batman and Superman in 2019. USPS to unveil its Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamp at National Portrait Gallery 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The House, now on summer recess, will gavel back in on Sept. 12. McCarthy warns House could launch impeachment inquiry in September 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers will gavel in Monday for a special session stemming from a shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left six dead, including three young children. After school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers not expected to take up gun control in special session 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z As the gavel bangs down at a property auction in central London, one man stands up and throws his son in the air while shouting "we got it!" 'This £25,000 stairwell will make dreams come true' 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Comer has been investigating Hunter Biden’s financial ties and transactions since gaining the gavel in January. What’s next for Hunter Biden in court and Congress after his plea deal derails 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z On his website, Virag uses a cartoon depiction of himself holding a gavel and the words “My bed bug lawyer” emblazoned beside him. British tourist awarded $375,000 after suffering hundreds of bed bug bites at infested Hollywood Hills home 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z That cost Gingrich the speaker's gavel and forced him to resign from Congress over it. Kevin McCarthy's new plan: Impeach Biden over nothing, just to confuse everybody 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The nation’s most populous state played a pivotal role in 2022 in securing the gavel for Republicans and installing Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield as speaker. California GOP mayor announces US House campaign, setting up another competitive congressional race 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The banging of the gavel did little to quiet Macek or the other attendees. How parents outraged by books, diversity initiatives and sex ed transformed an NJ school board 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Days after the November election, Assembly Democrats finalized a plan for Rendon to pass the speaker’s gavel to Rivas on June 30. Robert Rivas sworn in as California Assembly speaker after long fight for power 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z When all the new members were seated, Rivas still had the votes, and Rendon agreed to give up the speaker’s gavel at the end of June. California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon is stepping down. He’s not happy about how it happened 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Evidently the political party that is so concerned about children that it gavels through legislation protecting them from library books doesn't feel the same concern for children's lives. The party of pollution, disease and death: When Republicans tell you who they are, believe them 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z He finally seized the gavel on the 15th try after making a number of concessions to the Freedom Caucus and other members. House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week’s debt ceiling vote 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Bush made inaudible remarks then got up and left the room as Mr. Fallon, who was presiding over the hearing, prepared to gavel the session to an end. House hearing heats up when Democrat objects to GOP colleague’s use of term ‘woke’ to criticize ESG 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In order to secure the speaker’s gavel, Mr. McCarthy relinquished power that makes it easier for any one member to lead a motion to vacate the position. McCarthy ally says speakership ‘absolutely safe’ despite conservative fury over debt limit 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z He reflected back on his election as speaker after the House passed the debt-limit package, referring to his long battle to claim the gavel in January. ‘Shrink the room:’ How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt-limit deal and staved off a catastrophe 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z He finally claimed the gavel on the 15th try, after wearing out his colleagues and conceding to many of his hard-right critics’ demands for power sharing. Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Francis was elected by acclamation with a bang of the gavel and loud applause. Trinidad’s Francis elected next leader of UN General Assembly 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z There is a reason most people, including many Republicans, laughed at Greene when she called for decorum in the House as she wielded the gavel. Biden and McCarthy step back from the abyss: It's a huge defeat for Donald Trump 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z In what has become a Groundhog Day ritual in the past four weeks, Wagner then banged the gavel to close the aborted session. GOP walkout in Oregon Senate enters 4th week; uncertain if boycotters will be sanctioned 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Normally a rubber stamp for House leadership, McCarthy placed three hardline conservatives on the powerful 13-member panel as a price for winning the speaker's gavel in January. U.S. debt ceiling deal to face its first test in Congress 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Powered by the House Freedom Caucus, the conservatives’ ability to try ousting the speaker is baked into the House rules, a concession McCarthy made to win the gavel. Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z McCarthy, with his laid-back California vibe, was never Washington’s bet to become House speaker, having almost missed seizing the gavel in a history-making spectacle at the start of this year. Debt ceiling tests McCarthy, as GOP speaker rides breezily through fight of his career 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z McCarthy was forced to put some skeptical conservatives on the panel as a price for winning the speaker's gavel. U.S. Republicans tee up debt-ceiling vote in Congress 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The official convention programming focused largely on celebrating Pelosi: Swag bags and signs featured stylized images of the San Franciscan who made history by becoming the first woman to hold the speaker’s gavel. Senate candidates who hope to replace Feinstein try to define themselves as they court Democratic activists 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z To win the speaker's gavel, McCarthy agreed to enable any single member to call for a vote to unseat him, which could lead to his ouster if he seeks to work with Democrats. McCarthy's next challenge: sell debt ceiling deal in Congress 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z A compromise is a political risk for McCarthy, who secured the speaker’s gavel in January by empowering right-wing House members and striking a deal that allows a single vote to oust him as speaker. Biden and McCarthy reach last-minute deal to raise U.S. debt limit 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z To become speaker, McCarthy endured 14 failed votes before finally securing the gavel on the 15th try, only after he had tired his colleagues out and given hard-right conservatives all sorts of promises and concessions. Debt ceiling tests McCarthy, as GOP speaker rides breezily through fight of his career 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z In response, Greene banged her gavel and called for order in the chamber. House Democrats erupt in laughter after MTG calls for "decorum" while presiding over chamber 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z When McCarthy was making his bid to win the House speaker’s gavel, Graves was one of the allies often seen meeting with Republican holdouts and working to win them over. Who’s who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from default 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Each issue is a priority for hardline conservatives, who Mr. McCarthy will need to keep the speaker’s gavel within the narrowly divided House. Biden, McCarthy to meet at White House amid deadlock in debt limit talks 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z As supporters of both candidates pushed and shoved each other, a party official repeatedly banged a gavel and tried to quiet the crowd but was ignored. Minnesota Dems eye expelling Minneapolis nomination brawlers from party 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The Bakersfield Republican clinched the gavel in January by caving to the hard-line faction of his party, striking a bargain that allows a single member to force a vote to oust him from the role. Kevin McCarthy, facing his biggest test yet, sees no movement on debt limit deal 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The legislators burst into unbridled laughter and heckling while Greene intermittently banged her gavel. House Democrats erupt in laughter after MTG calls for "decorum" while presiding over chamber 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z With the power of the gavel, McCaul has been able to elevate that criticism into aggressive congressional oversight and on a topic that has been met with bipartisan support in the past. GOP threatens Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan docs 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z “The Senate is adjourned until 12 p.m. Friday,” Wagner said with a bang of the gavel after seven lawmakers - all Republicans - were excused. GOP Oregon state senators boycott 2nd day, prevent quorum 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z In exchange for handing him the gavel, far-right lawmakers also extracted from McCarthy the power to force a vote that could remove him from the position. With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Biden and McCarthy will have to find compromise come January, when the GOP takes control of the House of Representatives and the Bakersfield Republican is expected to secure the Speaker’s gavel. Kevin McCarthy, facing his biggest test yet, sees no movement on debt limit deal 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z In that respect, the gavel ending Arkansas' legislative session was merciful. How Sarah Huckabee Sanders “stomped” Arkansas' poorest during the “worst session ever” 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The gavel is struck two more times off camera and someone says “remove him.” 'Take a seat, bro'; Embattled water agency muzzled critic at public meeting, ACLU says 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z It still took a series of late-night compromises with restive moderates and conservatives before McCarthy could pass the legislation, earning the cheers of his conference once the gavel sounded on the vote. House passes GOP debt ceiling bill, as U.S. inches toward fiscal crisis 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Since winning his gavel, Mr. McCarthy has enjoyed a relatively stable stretch in the job he has long coveted. After a Hellish Start and a Honeymoon, McCarthy Faces His First Big Test 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Speaker Kevin McCarthy began threatening to impeach him months before Mr. McCarthy won his gavel. Key Republican Tells Donors He Will Pursue Impeachment of Mayorkas 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z For his part, McCarthy has received accolades across the conference for his management style, including from the staunchly conservative group that almost thwarted his chance to take the speaker’s gavel. House GOP puts on united front as conflict brews behind the scenes 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z McCarthy’s chances of keeping the speakership largely hinge on how he navigates the demands within his conference, especially after several far-right members, mostly from the Freedom Caucus, almost prevented him from taking the speaker’s gavel. Meet ‘the five families’ that wield power in McCarthy’s House majority McCarthy is performing the role as speaker - second in line to the presidency - but the Republican leader allied with Donald Trump remains stubbornly limited in action because of his uneasy grip on the gavel. Speaker McCarthy: 100 days in power and a tough road ahead 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Before she could finish plugging an anti-LGBTQ YouTube channel, council members thanked her for her remarks, slammed a gavel and a security guard bent the microphone away from her. Former 'SNL' star Victoria Jackson adds her rant to anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Tennessee 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Later, Ms. Sheraton’s blogs, books, tweets and interviews carried an oracle-like resonance decades after she relinquished her gavel as a Times reviewer. Mimi Sheraton, influential food writer and reviewer, dies at 97 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The situation is a reminder for the new majority, which has promised aggressive inquiries into the Biden administration, that its gavels do not guarantee easy investigative breakthroughs. Republicans Vowed to Grill Bragg About Trump, but It’s Not So Simple 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Given the amount of legal theory resting on Merchan's gavel, it's clearly relevant that this isn't his first Trump rodeo. The case against Trump: A porn star, a conspiracy, a payoff, a cover-up 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z District Court Judge Beryl Howell — who handed the chief's gavel to Boasberg earlier this month — to limit Pence's testimony by claiming that certain issues were off limits because of executive privilege. "His testimony could be explosive": Experts say Pence subpoena ruling shows prosecutors "closing in" 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Entering Pelosi’s main conference room, she stole a gavel and encouraged another rioter to take a laptop from atop a table, according to prosecutors. Rioter charged in Nancy Pelosi laptop theft sentenced to prison 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Since Rep. Jordan took over the gavel of the judiciary committee in January, he has issued more than 80 subpoenas and requests for documents. Jim Jordan issues sweeping information requests to universities researching disinformation 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Along the same wall are two gavels, one of which is in a display case, memorializing the passage of the American Rescue Plan. 'I'm emancipated now': Nancy Pelosi enjoying life after leadership 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z And it’s a truism in state legislatures that nothing is ever officially dead until the last gavel falls. WA Legislature forges ahead on assault weapons ban, new drug law 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Still, as the party gathers for a three-day convention starting Friday near the state Capitol in downtown Sacramento, there are bright spots — most notably Bakersfield’s Kevin McCarthy winning the gavel as speaker of the House. California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Handing Greene the gavel likely got the desired response of widespread liberal outrage, with folks deeming the move "vile" and "shameful." Kevin McCarthy won't let House Republicans "move on" from January 6 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z He spent weeks after the 2022 midterm elections assuring skittish Republicans that McCarthy would eventually secure the speaker’s gavel, despite the protracted leadership contest that Meyer helped McCarthy navigate. The Kevin McCarthy aide tasked with defusing the GOP’s debt limit bomb 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Of the last 11 House speakers, only one lasted more than 10 months after giving up the gavel and returning to the rank-and-file. Analysis | Nancy Pelosi untethered: The former speaker revels in newfound freedom 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Rena Lee, UN Ambassador for Oceans, brought down the gavel after two weeks of negotiations that at times threatened to unravel. Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z McCarthy and Greene became cozy allies during the fight to win the speaker’s gavel. Fox News’ wish is Kevin McCarthy’s command 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Giving Greene, who is the most famous apologist for the riot in Congress, the gavel for a day was just the beginning of McCarthy's insurrection-friendly gestures this week. Kevin McCarthy won't let House Republicans "move on" from January 6 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Gaetz, Florida Republican, is among a tiny group of conservative lawmakers in the House that demanded rule changes before clearing the way for Speaker Kevin McCarthy to win the gavel on the 15-ballot vote. At CPAC, Rep. Matt Gaetz vows to bring change to ‘deeply corrupt’ Washington 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “It was almost 250 years before a woman could stand at this desk, not just to give a prayer, but to get the gavel,” McClinton said after being sworn in. McClinton voted Pa. speaker; first Black woman to win post 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z House Republicans, however, are instead focusing on their own legislative priorities and using their new committee gavels to launch investigations into the administration. Biden rallies House Democrats to tout their legislative success to voters 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z “With the power of the gavel, Oversight Republicans are determined to provide answers, transparency, and accountability,” he said. House Oversight Committee launches probe of Afghanistan withdrawal 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Now with the power of the gavel, GOP lawmakers are elevating that criticism into aggressive congressional oversight, and on a topic that has been met with bipartisan support in the past. GOP opens another investigation of Afghanistan withdrawal 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “Now, with the control of the speaker’s gavel based on support from the Democrats, that agenda seems to have taken a significant hit.” GOP’s intraparty power battle roiling lawmaking in Ohio 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z A gavel confers gravitas, whether the person wielding it is deserving of respect or not. Column: In Arizona, a crackpot gets promoted and underscores the danger to democracy 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z But with a Republican majority in the House and Kevin McCarthy holding the speaker's gavel, both the Ethics Committee and the House ethics review office have become partisan chokepoints. The rise of Rep. Scott Perry: The most dangerous insurrectionist you've never heard of 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z The hard-right faction, which forced McCarthy into concessions before giving him the votes to claim the gavel, also prefers doing less as a matter of conservative principle. Analysis | Glacial pace: Despite promises of accountability, Congress is off to yawning start 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy, meanwhile, once quipped at a fundraising event that after he peeled the speaker’s gavel out of Ms. Pelosi’s hands “It will be hard not to hit her with it.” New leadership dynamic in House shows politics doesn’t need to be personal 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z And thanks to Democrats adding a seat to their majority in last year’s election, Sanders can fully exercise the oversight powers of the gavel and potentially issue subpoenas without Republican support. In new role, Sanders demands answers from Starbucks’ Schultz 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z She was a vocal supporter of his bid for speaker, but it wasn’t enough to ensure an easy path to the gavel for the California Republican. Marjorie Taylor Greene yells ‘liar’ during combative State of the Union 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Can the speaker even think about meeting Biden halfway on any hot-button issue without jeopardizing his own job, given that any GOP House member can force a vote on taking away McCarthy’s gavel? Opinion | Biden’s response to GOP heckling? Vigor, humor and command. 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z After barely convincing the right flank of his party to give him the speaker’s gavel, McCarthy’s interactions and responses will be interesting to watch. Three reasons Californians won't want to miss Biden's State of the Union 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z But there are no Black Republican women in the House, compared with 27 Black women on the Democratic side, including some who have been powerful leaders and chairwomen wielding gavels. State of the Union? Congress doesn’t fully reflect diversity 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z McCarthy will gavel in the session and join Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, in her capacity as Senate president, on the House dais. State of the Union 2023: Everything we know so far about Biden's tightrope walk next week 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z His lone Sunday show appearance in the previous two years came just after Republicans won the November midterms, when he was on the cusp of claiming his powerful committee gavel. Analysis | House GOP embraces mainstream media after years of bashing ‘fake news’ 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Though McCarthy struggled last month to convince his caucus to hand him the speaker’s gavel, his ability to fulfill his promise to remove the Democrats should help him win over skeptics in his party. House Republicans vote Rep. Ilhan Omar off foreign affairs panel 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z But expectations are low that this first meeting since the embattled McCarthy won the speaker’s gavel will yield early results. Joe Biden, McCarthy to meet, discuss debt ceiling at White House 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Ms. Granger, the first Republican woman to hold the gavel on the House panel, has pushed back against her party’s right flank in the past. Meet the Women Trying to Avoid a Spending Train Wreck in Congress 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z To win the speaker's gavel, he agreed to let any single member to call for a vote to unseat him, which could lead to his ouster if he seeks to work with Democrats. Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling talks to set tone for divided Washington rule 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “He made commitments that are just absolutely off the wall” in order to win the speaker’s gavel, Biden said. Biden, McCarthy, once breakfast mates, wrangle over US debt 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z But in handing the gavel off to DeWit, Ward assured the assembly, “The party’s in good hands.” New Arizona GOP chairman solicits election deniers to secure spot 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z But it seems at least as likely that House Republicans can score more political points wielding the gavel than Democrats can in defending themselves from it. The laptop from hell and other stories: Your guide to 2023 congressional investigations 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The prolonged speaker’s race consumed the first week of the new Congress as McCarthy endured 15 votes before finally seizing the gavel. Inside McCarthy’s House: Famous friends and hard realities 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z When he took the speaker’s gavel earlier this month, he quickly ended the practice. House Republicans cheer end of proxy voting despite added hardship for thin majority to pass bills 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z I know McCarthy needed Santos’s vote to become speaker and will need his continuing support to keep that hard-won gavel. Opinion | George Santos is a fraud. Expel him from the House. 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “To be honest, I had hoped, as of a few months ago, to get the gavel back,” he said. Ticketmaster had to endure senators' T-Swift wordplay. Is that pun-ishment enough? 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z McCarthy has a slim, four-vote majority in the House, and earlier this month, Santos voted to support him on all of the 15 ballots McCarthy needed to win the speaker’s gavel. In George Santos’s district, voters feel a mix of regret and resignation 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Republicans now hold the gavels on the House Financial Services Committee and have no plans to kill off a Democratic relic that prioritized diversity and inclusion on the panel. GOP keeps diversity and inclusion as priorities on House financial services committee 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z In a video of the incident, Apodaca is seen standing from his seat and grabbing and pulling Vasquez’s arm as he reached for the gavel. Water district roiled by bitter infighting and criminal charges against general manager 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Mrs. Greene’s rise to the Oversight and Accountability Committee was particularly notable since she requested the spot from Speaker Kevin McCarthy, having supported him for the gavel. Reps. MTG, Gosar lay out priorities to hold Biden accountable after restored committee assignments 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The compromises McCarthy made in exchange for the speaker's gavel could reshape the way the lower chamber operates. What the House speaker’s deal with ultraconservatives means for climate 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Also under the gavel are some soundproof conference booths and designer sofas. Twitter auctions bird statue and other office furniture 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Once McCarthy took the speaker's gavel after 15 rounds of voting and only after making sizable concessions to GOP hardliners, Greene grabbed a selfie with him to commemorate his victory. "Don't be ugly": Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert get into loud argument in House restroom 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z "An unprecedented tax hike on the middle class and a national abortion ban are just a glimpse of the secret, backroom deals" McCarthy made to win the speaker's gavel, he said. White House ask House Republicans to "come clean" on McCarthy deals 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z But in sharp contrast with the chaos over the speaker’s gavel unfolding two hours down the road at the U.S. Pa. legislators cut a bipartisan deal built on friendship. Will the bond survive? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Smith’s victory for that gavel opened up the Budget Committee’s top spot. Analysis | ‘It’s fast and furious’: New GOP committee chairs face learning curve 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Let’s hope he feels the Gipper’s glare searing the back of his head now that he has cut his deal to win the speaker’s gavel. Opinion | Don’t cut defense or aid to Ukraine, Mr. Speaker. The Gipper is watching. 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Though Mr. McCarthy has inherited the House gavel, it will give forth a hollow sound. Opinion | What Americans lost when McCarthy won 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z That was the type of showing Republican Kevin McCarthy could only long for as he worked through 15 votes over four bruising days to finally win backing from his party to take the gavel. Unity is new tone for often-divided Democrats in Washington 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Gaetz was among Mr. McCarthy’s most vocal opponents last week, at one point publicly accusing him of “squatting” in the speaker’s office before winning the gavel. EXCLUSIVE: Leader of GOP rebellion predicts they won’t try to oust Speaker McCarthy 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Only Smith has spent time as the ranking minority member — but not on the Ways and Means Committee, where he will wield the gavel this year. Analysis | ‘It’s fast and furious’: New GOP committee chairs face learning curve 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z One wonders if he will feel such humiliation was worth it if, two years from now, he loses the speaker’s gavel after the American electorate recoils from voting for this warped, bilious brand of Republicanism. Kevin McCarthy is on a short leash 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Many of the rebels said the infighting over the speaker’s gavel will make it easier, not harder, for the GOP to govern in the 118th Congress. Why Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s foes in the GOP conference get a free pass for trying to topple him 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z For some, McCarthy’s wide-ranging concessions to the so-called “Never Kevin” faction reinforce the caricature of McCarthy as a careerist politician who cares more about the gavel than being an effective leader. 4 deals Kevin McCarthy made to become speaker, explained 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z McCarthy and his allies successfully negotiated a deal late last week that put the gavel in his hands. McCarthy takes speaker perch as GOP stares down new mission: governance 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z All told, eight Republican chairs have each served less than 10 years in the House, up from just three who took over gavels in 2011, when Republicans last took the majority. Analysis | ‘It’s fast and furious’: New GOP committee chairs face learning curve 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z But they’ll first have to pass a package of new rules governing the chamber that make key concessions to a group of conservative lawmakers who nearly blocked Mr. McCarthy from taking the speaker’s gavel. New GOP majority launches House agenda with vote to slash IRS, rules to rein in spending 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Soon after McCarthy was sworn in as House Speaker, the House Accountability War Room said that in the coming days, numerous "secret, backroom deals he made to secure the gavel" will become clear. "Very first bill": McCarthy pledges repeal of IRS funding meant to target wealthy tax cheats 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z “It doesn't matter whether we have a 30-seat majority or a five-seat majority, we get the same size gavel,” McCarthy said in December. Biden gears up for ‘Chapter 2,’ anticipating clashes, cooperation with GOP 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z McCarthy finally won the gavel early Saturday morning. Boebert’s backers urge her to ‘tone down the nasty rhetoric’ 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z She has been the calm presence at the front of the House chamber, keeping order with a gavel, a poker face and a lot of dignity. Opinion | One person deserves praise in the House speaker chaos 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy, delivering his inaugural address after winning the speaker’s gavel early Saturday morning, promised the IRS measure would be first on the list of bills that the new GOP tackles. New GOP majority launches House agenda with vote to slash IRS, rules to rein in spending 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Finally, after four full days of chaos capped by intra-GOP fisticuffs and Republicans voting down their own motion to adjourn, McCarthy claimed the gavel. Opinion | To save himself, McCarthy just destroyed the House 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z He gave a deep sigh after learning that Self had flipped to McCarthy on Friday amid negotiations, paving the way for McCarthy to claim the speaker’s gavel hours later in a dramatic late-night showdown. Back in their districts, House speaker holdouts get cheers, jeers and shrugs 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z With Jordan in his camp this time, and Meadows several blocks away, McCarthy finally eked out the win to claim the speaker’s gavel. Analysis | Closest of friends, Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan split over Kevin McCarthy 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z McCarthy has not shared in detail the extent of the promises he made with conservatives in pursuit of the speaker’s gavel; his office did not respond Saturday to a request for comment. With McCarthy elected speaker, House GOP readies for fiscal showdowns 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Rogers’s outburst stemmed from an offer floated by GOP leadership that would give Gaetz the gavel of one of his subcommittees, according to two people familiar with the dynamics. The last-minute drama that momentarily derailed McCarthy — again 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z His anger arose from an offer floated by GOP leadership that would have given Gaetz the gavel of one of Rogers’ Armed Services subcommittees, according to two people familiar with the dynamics. How Kevin McCarthy survived the GOP revolt to become House speaker 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Mr. McCarthy said after finally taking the gavel just after 1 a.m. In Speaker Fight’s Final Hours, Arm-Twisting, Flaring Tempers and Calls from Trump 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z "My father always told me: It's not how you start, it's how you finish," McCarthy said in a speech on Saturday morning, after winning the gavel. Abortion, China, big government: Republicans get ready to flex 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z McCarthy had sought the speaker’s gavel for decades. Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z “I hope one thing is clear,” McCarthy said when he finally took the gavel after 1 a.m. Chaos in the House: McCarthy’s plea, and begging for votes 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z And, this week, some came for the gavel. With the House on the rocks, a nearby bar elects ‘Speakers of the Pub’ 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Gaetz is one of several holdouts against Mr. McCarthy securing the gavel. GOP member appears to charge Gaetz amid late-night speaker hold-up 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Before the vote, McCarthy had flipped 15 conservative holdouts to become supporters, including the chairman of the chamber’s Freedom Caucus, leaving him just a few shy of seizing the gavel for the new Congress. McCarthy fails on 14th ballot for speaker, tensions boil 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z McCarthy ascended to the speaker’s chair, smiled, took the gavel and banged it twice. Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Carrots may yet succeed in winning Mr. McCarthy the speaker’s gavel. McCarthy, All Carrots and No Sticks, Grins His Way Toward the Speakership 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “Now I know what McCarthy feels like,” said Fiona Campbell, a D.C. native and grad student, after her party’s time was up and the gavel was quietly whisked away. With the House on the rocks, a nearby bar elects ‘Speakers of the Pub’ 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Several of the holdouts have had their eyes on the gavels in influential House committees. What has Kevin McCarthy given up, and at what price? 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z But he could also be emboldened as a survivor of one of the more brutal fights for the gavel in U.S. history. McCarthy fails on 14th ballot for speaker, tensions boil 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z That’s bound to cause headaches for the guy holding the gavel. Wondering what's going on in the House vote for speaker? Here's an explanation 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Under pressure to step aside when there appeared to be no chance that he could clinch the speaker’s gavel, he hung on anyway. McCarthy, All Carrots and No Sticks, Grins His Way Toward the Speakership 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z And so the Brown grads drank, the clank clank of the gavel echoing over the din of chatter and 2000s pop punk. With the House on the rocks, a nearby bar elects ‘Speakers of the Pub’ 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z To Mr. Mettler, Mr. McCarthy’s public humiliation over his quest for the speaker’s gavel is “karma.” Far-Right Critics Vex McCarthy in His Bakersfield District, Too 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z |
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