The House of Representative’s Freedom Caucus has endorsed Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) for Speaker. “Last night we had productive exchanges with all of the Speaker candidates. We appreciated the opportunity to hear our colleagues’ visions for how they would lead our Conference and the House.” said a statement by the Caucus. […]
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) has announced that he will run for the Speaker of the House. He will be a major challenger to Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who previously was thought to have an easy path to the Speakership. Chaffetz, who serves as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announced […]
A day after Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress, Speaker John Boehner announced that he will resign the Speakership and his Congressional seat in October. The move came as a surprise to political insiders and the Speaker said that he made the decision earlier that morning. Speaker Boehner […]
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) has been reported saying that he will not pay his dues to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on the terms that it is recruiting from the LGBT community. He made the remarks during a closed meeting of Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee. He said […]
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R) has been indicted for money misconduct. Hastert is also on record lying to the FBI. Hastert, 73, made payments of up to $3.5 million to attempt to quiet an unidentified person about “prior misconduct” the court in Illinois released a statement saying. The […]
