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In addition to leading the House of Representatives, the House speaker is second in line for the presidency.
It's been nearly three weeks since Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker, and Republicans don't appear any closer to choosing a new one. Nine House GOP members are now vying for the spot after Rep. Jim Jordan failed to gain enough support in three rounds of voting last week. Skyler Henry has the latest.
House Republicans voted Friday to drop Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their nominee for speaker after he failed to win a majority three times on the House floor. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
The House Republican Conference voted that Jordan should drop his bid in a closed-door meeting following an earlier vote on the House floor.
After failing to earn a majority on the House floor, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio was dropped as the nominee for House speaker Friday by the Republican Conference. Nearly three weeks after the historic vote to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republicans are unable to unify behind a successor. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
President Biden tied together his requests for Ukraine and Israel aid during an address to the nation Thursday. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman reports on Mr. Biden's message and what he is asking Congress to approve.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio lost the third round of voting to elect a new House speaker on Friday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the latest from Capitol Hill.
The House convened Friday morning to try to elect a new speaker for the third time this week, despite no clear evidence that Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has enough votes to change the outcome this time around. Ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy nominated Jordan before the vote. Following the speech, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion provided analysis.
"I'm still running for speaker and I plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race," Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday.
President Biden called for billions of dollars in aid for Israel and Ukraine in a rare address to the nation Thursday night. CBS News' Weijia Jiang, Tina Kraus and Ed O'Keefe have the latest. Plus, former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein examines what the president's remarks mean for U.S. foreign policy.
House Republicans on Thursday made virtually no progress toward electing a new speaker. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
While President Biden has affirmed U.S. support for Israel, Russia and China have called for a cease-fire. Steve Inskeep, host of NPR's "Morning Edition," joins CBS News to discuss what we can learn from Abraham Lincoln's presidency about today's divisions.
House Republicans showed no signs of ending the speaker stalemate Thursday after Rep. Jim Jordan reversed his support of a plan to empower Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry. Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball and Semafor politics reporter Kadia Goba join "America Decides" to discuss how the House could move forward.
Chaos and gridlock continued on Capitol Hill Thursday night, with Republicans disagreeing over expanded powers for Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry and will-they-or-won't-they confusion about another speaker vote for Jim Jordan. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is vowing to press on with his bid to become the next speaker of the House after a plan he supported to temporarily empower the interim speaker was met with opposition from his fellow GOP lawmakers on Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.
There will be no vote for House speaker on Thursday, two sources confirmed to CBS News, with Rep. Jim Jordan instead temporarily backing empowering Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains the latest developments.
The current Republican nominee for House speaker, Jim Jordan, fell 22 votes short of the necessary 217 to win the gavel on Wednesday. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Robert Costa have more.
All total, 22 Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan on the second ballot.
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed a second time Wednesday to secure enough votes for the House speaker's gavel. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains what happens next.
Republicans and Democrats on the House floor Wednesday stressed the importance of electing a speaker who supports Israel. House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mark Green joins "America Decides" to discuss Wednesday's speaker vote as well as the latest from Israel.
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes to become House speaker on the second ballot, leaving the lower chamber without a leader as Republicans' path forward remained unclear. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, who has voted for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in both rounds, about what he thinks needs to happen next.
President Biden spent his time in Israel reaffirming the U.S.' support for its longtime ally. He also advocated for the safety and protection of Palestinian civilians. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang looks at the president's visit and its impact on the war.
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, who needs 217 votes to become House speaker seems to be losing support as some House GOP members continued to vote against him. CBS News congressional correspondents Nikole Killion and Scott MacFarlane report on the latest in the race for the vacant speaker seat.
House Republicans failed to pick a speaker Tuesday. Congressman Jim Jordan fell short of the votes he needed. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Jim Jordan failed to clinch the speaker's gavel in a Tuesday vote on the House floor. Political strategists Joel Payne and Maura Gillespie join "America Decides" to discuss what could happen next.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been pre-empted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Democrats have pleaded with Republicans to negotiate before government funding expires at the end of the month.
President Trump is following through on his vow to designate antifa as a terrorist group — but the move's legal impact is unclear.
President Trump moved to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from her position as a member of the Federal Trade Commission in March.
Newspapers in the U.K. published an email that Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson reportedly wrote to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew Cully, Andrew Kraus, Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good were part an elite team that does nighttime missions.
A man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year has chosen not to testify in his own defense.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.