What is the GOP House majority after the New York special election?

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• House Speaker Mike Johnson is committed to advancing Ukraine aid. But it will be a difficult task
• Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America
• To pass Ukraine aid, ‘Reagan Republican’ leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump
• Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely
• Rep. Tom Cole says 'nobody's that dumb' to nominate him for speaker

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., confirms candidates have until noon today to announce they are running for speaker. Jordan, a Trump ally, was supportive of efforts to upend the 2020 election. When asked about Rep. Scott declaring his candidacy for speaker, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said, "Everybody's got a right to run but I think Jim's better prepared in the process to be speaker." Scott, of Georgia, is a low-profile member of Congress elected in 2010 and has not held a leadership role before. He predicted there would be far fewer "protest" votes in the second vote. After being defeated by Jordan, Scott called on his Republican colleagues to unite behind the Ohio congressman.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is committed to advancing Ukraine aid. But it will be a difficult task

Kennedy had the endorsement of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s political arm. He reiterated his support for Israel while also calling for civilians to be protected in its war against Hamas. Kennedy, a practicing Catholic, said in 2014 that his views on abortion had “evolved,” and now he is calling for federal law to reflect the abortion protections in New York state law. Kennedy’s victory Monday was no surprise — President Joe Biden won the district by 23 percentage points in 2020, according to calculations from Daily Kos Elections, and the district has twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans. Critics of the new legislation, including Rep. Jerry Nadler, of New York, say the bill sweeps too broadly and would chill constitutionally protected free speech, including legitimate criticism of Israel.

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

House Republicans voted behind closed doors to nominate Jordan to be the next speaker, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said on X. On a second vote gauging whether members would support Jordan on the House floor, the vote tally was 152 yes, 55 no and 1 present, according to Rep. French Hill and confirmed by an aide. DeSantis, a former congressman, had previously called Scalise a “good guy" as well after the Louisiana Republican launched his now-failed speaker bid.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launches her plan to oust Speaker Johnson - The Washington Post

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launches her plan to oust Speaker Johnson.

Posted: Wed, 01 May 2024 16:14:00 GMT [source]

To pass Ukraine aid, ‘Reagan Republican’ leaders in Congress navigated a party transformed by Trump

Vector control specialists hope this will reduce the mosquito population without deploying pesticides and chemicals. Officers pulled over Jamie Rodgers after the dealership accidentally reported the car they loaned to him as stolen. Anaheim police said a man who opened fire at an apartment complex killed a woman before ending his own life. Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony.

Pro-Israel groups target Republican House candidate they deem antisemitic - The Guardian US

Pro-Israel groups target Republican House candidate they deem antisemitic.

Posted: Thu, 02 May 2024 10:52:00 GMT [source]

Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely

House seats and sets up a handful of highly competitive races for next year's midterm elections. Police at UCLA on Wednesday afternoon ordered people to clear out of the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA after a night of violence that went unchecked for hours. Former Grand Island Town Supervisor Nate McMurray, who ran unsuccessfully in a neighboring congressional district, is also looking to run.

Voters created the commission in 2008 in an effort to remove partisanship from the process of drawing new political lines. Most of Miller’s district is currently represented by Anthony Gonzalez, a lawmaker who was once considered a rising star in the Republican party but became a target of scorn after he voted to impeach Trump for inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Following that vote, Miller received Trump’s endorsement to launch a primary challenge against Gonzalez, and the incumbent congressman later announced he would not seek re-election.

Kennedy, who is likely to be a reliable Democratic vote in the House, focused his campaign on core party issues, including protecting Social Security and Medicare, defending democracy and codifying the right to an abortion into federal law. In a vote held Wednesday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which could make it easier for concerned students to file civil rights complaints. NEW YORK -- Campus protests have the support of many Jewish college students across the country, but many others say they feel intimidated and unsafe. Supporters said the measure would help quell anti-Semitism on the nation's college campuses, while opponents said it would violate free speech rights. New York Democrat Tim Kennedy's victory in a special House election Tuesday night to fill a vacancy left by a retiring representative further narrowed the GOP's already slim majority in the House.

The Wisconsin Republican then released a statement announcing that he will depart April 19. WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who announced last month he would not run for re-election, will resign from Congress early, he confirmed in a statement Friday. Debate then descended into back-and-forth over whether the bill was necessary to defend Jewish students, as Republicans claimed, or an illegitimate attack on free speech, however abhorrent that speech might be, as some Democrats said. Democrats, he said, were “tripping over themselves because of electoral politics” in states with large Muslim populations which traditionally vote Democratic.

Kennedy was among the state legislators who voted in 2019 to protect the right to an abortion in New York up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for nonviable fetuses and when a patient’s health is at risk. Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy defeated Republican town supervisor Gary Dickson in the 26th District, a reliably blue area that includes Buffalo and some of its surrounding suburbs. Democrats will now control 213 seats in the House, compared with 217 for the Republicans. Tony Aiello serves as a CBS2 general assignment reporter with a focus on covering news and breaking stories in the Northern Suburbs. The Antisemitism Awareness Act directs the Department of Education to use the definition promulgated by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance when enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws. The three primary House office buildings—Cannon, Longworth and Rayburn—share a room numbering system for above-ground rooms that might confuse visitors at first.

Also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman, each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Currently, there are five delegates representing the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Constitution vests certain exclusive powers in the House of Representatives, including the right to initiate impeachment proceedings and to originate revenue bills. The organization and character of the House of Representatives have evolved under the influence of political parties, which provide a means of controlling proceedings and mobilizing the necessary majorities.

More than 1,100 people were killed on 7 October, when Hamas attacked Israel. More than 34,000 people have been killed in Gaza during the subsequent Israeli offensive. We’re sorry, we seem to be having some technical difficulties, but we don’t want to lose you. Hudson also said in his statement that he believes removing McCarthy was a mistake and that the conference's "inability to rally behind Steve Scalise is a win for the forces that threaten the country." This is the longest that Congress has been rudderless since 1971, when it took 18 days to elect a speaker. The House of Representatives has been without a speaker for more than a week, leaving one of America’s branches of government effectively paralyzed as crises and a government shutdown loom.

"I’ve known Jim for a long time. He’s a friend," DeSantis said of the close ally of his rival Donald Trump. "He’s a good guy. I wish him well," the Florida governor told reporters at a campaign stop in New Hampshire. The House of Representatives shares equal responsibility for lawmaking with the U.S. As conceived by the framers of the Constitution, the House was to represent the popular will, and its members were to be directly elected by the people. In contrast, members of the Senate were appointed by the states until the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment (1913), which mandated the direct election of senators.

Overall, De La Cruz will be one of at least 45 Latino lawmakers serving in the 118th Congress, marking a new record for the US. Several newly elected members – including Democrat Yadira Caraveo in Colorado and Democrat Delia Ramirez in Illinois – will be the first Latinas to represent their states in Congress. The new members come from every part of the county, and they vary dramatically in terms of political ideology. Some are progressives who have demanded universal healthcare coverage, while others have embraced Donald Trump and his lies about widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.