Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
The week after ousting their own House speaker for the first time in American history, congressional Republicans had something resembling a plan. GOP contenders hoping to succeed Kevin McCarthy would announce their candidacies, reach out to members, and make their pitch.
How big is this faction? I haven’t seen a precise count, but one House Republican said there are at least 20 GOP members who are balking at Scalise’s nomination, and there have been some reports putting the number as high as 30. For the majority leader, those tallies are brutal: Scalise can lose no more than four of his own members. Obviously, he can’t win a floor vote if the actual total is five times larger than that.
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Why Steve Scalise's nomination to be the new House Speaker won't help Republicans governHayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.
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House Republicans to meet for election of new House speakerThe House Republican conference is set to meet Wednesday morning to try to coalesce around a new speaker, just over a week after ousting Kevin McCarthy.
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These House Republicans say they won't vote for Steve Scalise as House speakerHouse Majority Leader Steve Scalise, selected by his party to be House speaker, can only afford to lose four Republican votes in the House floor election.
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After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leaderThe House Republican majority is stuck and unable to coalesce around a new speaker. After having ousted Kevin McCarthy a week ago, there is no endgame in sight. On Tuesday evening, two leading contenders, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan are scheduled to address colleagues behind closed doors at a candidate forum. But they appear to be splitting the vote. McCarthy is openly ready to reclaim the gavel he just lost, but that’s a longshot option unlikely to sway the h
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After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leaderThe House Republican majority is stuck and unable to coalesce around a new speaker
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After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leaderThe House Republican majority is stuck and unable to coalesce around a new speaker
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