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 […]
Over the weekend, the Obama Administration announced that Mount McKinley, the highest point in the United States, and North America, would be renamed Denali. Denali is the original name of the mountain and the local Alaskan native name. The mountain was named Mt. McKinley by a gold prospector in 1896 […]
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 […]
Author’s Note: House totals are 434, due to one vacancy. Also, the new Representatives who had been elected in the 2014 midterm elections and will be taking office on January 6 have been included. Tomorrow, the full U.S. House will vote on a new Speaker. Speaker Boehner is running for a […]
