Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) told CNN he decided to run for speaker because "we have to do the right thing the right way. That's something that we as a conference are not doing right now." #CNN #News latest news,Happening Now,CNN,CNN News Central,Rep. Steve Scalise,Rep. Jim Jordan,GOP House Conference,Republican Conference,Speaker Vote,Rep. Kevin McCarthy,Republican,GOP,US … [Read more...]
Republican Jim Jordan pushes for vote to end US speaker chaos… while still short votes | The World
The United States' congress is set to vote on a new house speaker after Republicans settled on Ohio Republican representative Jim Jordan - who chairs the judiciary committee investigating President Joe Biden. But Mr Jordan will need to flip 50 members of his own party who voted against him if he's to fill the speaker's chair, which has now been vacant for two weeks. Loughlin … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy becomes first US House speaker in history to be ousted
McCarthy was ousted by hard-right members of his own Republican party, eight of which voted with 208 Democrats to remove him from office. 'Chaos is Speaker McCarthy. Chaos is somebody who we cannot trust with their word,' said Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz, who tabled the motion to vacate the chair that led to McCarthy being removed after nine months in the role. … [Read more...]
TikTok hearing: Company building “firewall” to seal off US data from foreign access, CEO says | FULL
Testifying before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told lawmakers the company is building what he called a “firewall” that would seal off U.S. data from foreign access. He said that TikTok is in the process of deleting legacy U.S. data from servers in Virginia and Singapore, which he expects to be completed by the end of the year. Chew said he doesn’t … [Read more...]
TikTok CEO shown video threatening committee chair during Congress hearing
TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before US Congress on Thursday amid growing security concerns, with the Biden administration threatening to remove the app from the US entirely. During the hearing, Republican Kat Cammack showed Congress a TikTok video inciting violence towards the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with the chair of the committee named in the captions. The … [Read more...]
House speaker stalemates third day as Kevin McCarthy vote loses climb to 11 as it happened
After failing to elect a leader for two days, due to objections Republican hardliners have with Kevin McCarthy, the US house of representatives had a further 5 votes to elect its speaker. All of which the California Republican lost. biden,capitol hill,congress,congress live,congress live feed,democrats,dems,gop,house live,house of representatives,house of reps live,house … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy: US House Republicans Speaker election chaos continues for FOURTH day
Kevin McCarthy: US House Republicans Speaker election chaos continues for FOURTH day. House Republicans participated in a mid-morning call Friday as the drama over whether Rep. Kevin McCarthy gets the speakership drags into day No. 4. Punchbowl initially reported that some progress was made and that McCarthy announced on the call that he and Rep. Chip Roy, one of the 20 … [Read more...]
Kevin McCarthy: ‘I have the votes’ to become speaker
Kevin McCarthy says he has enough votes to win House speaker election. The California Republican, who has lost 13 straight votes over four days, said 'I’ll have the votes', ahead of a 14th vote. US politics: latest updates biden,california,capitol hill,congress,congress live,democrats,dems,election,gdnpfpnewspolitics,gop,house speaker,house speaker vote,joe biden,kevin … [Read more...]
118th Congress sworn in by Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Speaker Kevin McCarthy swears in the 118th Congress. #FoxNews #Fox #BreakingNews Subscribe to Fox News! https://bit.ly/2vaBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number … [Read more...]
Rep. Byron Donalds fires back at Cori Bush’s ‘blatantly outrageous’ attack
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., discusses the Republicans' House speaker election and responds to Rep. Cori Bush's, D-Mo., claim that the GOP is using him as a 'prop' to uphold White supremacy. Subscribe to Fox Business! https://bit.ly/2D9Cdse Watch more Fox Business Video: https://video.foxbusiness.com Watch Fox Business Network Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX Business … [Read more...]