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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 348

US House speaker

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York (left) hands the gavel to then-speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, at the Capitol in Washington, October 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 25, 2023, 11:05 pm
Ending weeks of gridlock, Republicans elect Trump ally Mike Johnson as House speaker
Vote ends Congress dysfunction; Biden urges legislature to move ahead with war aid for Israel, Ukraine; Johnson played key role in efforts to overturn 2020 election
By AP and ToI Staff
The US House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington, October 4, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
October 11, 2023, 9:09 pm
How war in Israel is impacting the GOP race to elect a new speaker of the House
After Republican party’s unprecedented move to oust Kevin McCarthy, pressure is on to replace him as Biden likely to turn to Congress to approve further military aid to Israel
By Laura Blessing
Rep. Kevin McCarthy leaves the US House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, October 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
October 5, 2023, 6:13 pm
McCarthy ouster could cost GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024 races
Some Republicans fear removal of House speaker may deny the party significant funds the lawmaker has tirelessly raised around the US for years
By Will Weissert and BRIAN SLODYSKO
Rep. Matt Gaetz answers questions from members of the media after speaking on the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, October 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
October 3, 2023, 8:57 am
GOP lawmaker Gaetz files motion to oust McCarthy as speaker, sparking House tumult
Procedural tool employed for first time in over 100 years as conservative Republican fumes over congressional leader’s reliance on Democratic votes, but support for move unclear
By Farnoush Amiri and KEVIN FREKING
Newly-elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Republican-California, talks to reporters after a contentious battle to lead the GOP majority in the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, January 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
January 7, 2023, 7:46 pm
From slapstick comedy to political thriller: Crazy week in US House resembles movie
Normally a routine formality, election of new speaker for House of Representatives sent off the rails by 2 dozen right-wing rebels before McCarthy selected on 4th day of voting
By Camille CAMDESSUS and Charlotte Plantive
US Republican Representative of California Kevin McCarthy speaks with a colleague as lawmakers take a 13th vote for House Speaker at the US Capitol in Washington, on January 6, 2023. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
January 7, 2023, 12:28 am
McCarthy inches ahead in US House speaker’s race after major concessions to holdouts
Republican frontrunner picks up 14 defectors in the 12th round of voting, moving ahead of Democrat Jeffries for first time, but remains short of majority
By Frankie TAGGART
Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, right, talks with Republican Representative Andy Ogles, of Tennessee, during the eighth round of voting in the US House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, January 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
January 6, 2023, 12:52 am
McCarthy fails for 3rd day as effort to pick US House speaker drags on
Republican House leader loses seventh and eighth rounds of voting, with his GOP supporters and foes seemingly stalemated; member of latter group symbolically nominates Trump
By LISA MASCARO and Farnoush Amiri
US Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy stands in the US House of Representatives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 3, 2023. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
January 4, 2023, 4:12 pm
Amid deadlock, Trump urges Republicans to back McCarthy as US House speaker
Former president calls on party’s far-right rebels to ‘not turn a great triumph into a giant and embarrassing defeat’
By AFP
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, acknowledges applause from lawmakers after speaking on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, November 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
November 17, 2022, 8:26 pm
Nancy Pelosi to step down as Democrats’ House leader, plans to stay in Congress
First woman to wield the US speaker’s gavel says she’ll step aside in new Republican-controlled chamber
By LISA MASCARO
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, waves to media as she tours the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2, 2022. (Malaysia’s Department of Information via AP)
August 2, 2022, 10:59 am
As Pelosi arrives in Malaysia, Asian tour still overshadowed by expected Taiwan stop
Despite not confirming visit, US speaker of the House expected to land Tuesday evening in Taipei on highest-level visit in 25 years as China warns of severe repercussions
By EILEEN NG
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walks with Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy as she arrives at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 16, 2022 (Oliver Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 16, 2022, 11:57 am
Pelosi at Knesset: US, Israel are together in fight against Iran terror, nuke threat
Leading delegation of Democrats, House speaker says security bond between two nations is ‘ironclad,’ calls Israel’s creation ‘greatest political achievement of the 20th century’
By ToI Staff
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly press conference on Jan. 20, 2022 at the Capitol in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)
January 26, 2022, 3:35 am
Pelosi, 81, to seek reelection with Democratic majority at risk
By announcing she would seek 19th term, lawmaker avoids becoming lame duck in year when her party is under pressure to raise vast sums of money to defend control of Congress
By Michael R. Blood
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Missile Defense Review announcement at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on January 17, 2019. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
January 19, 2019, 8:47 am
Trump to make ‘major announcement’ on shutdown, border
US government has been shuttered for 4 weeks over president’s insistence the federal budget include billions for a wall separating the US from Mexico
By Jill Colvin, LISA MASCARO, Zeke Miller and Catherine Lucey
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the day before becoming speaker of the House walks to her new office at the Capitol during a television interview for the NBC Today Show, in Washington, January 2, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
January 3, 2019, 4:14 pm
Nancy Pelosi poised to become US House speaker, making history again
Democrat is the only woman who has held the office, but, at 78, has said she will not serve for more than four years to make way for the next generation
By LISA MASCARO
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