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The Republicans opposing Rep. Jim Jordan's bid for speaker made themselves known on the House floor in the first roll call vote Tuesday to elect a new speaker of the House, and with 20 voting against him, he failed to secure a majority in the first round. When the vote finished, this was the final tally: Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, had 212 votes, those of every Democrat, Jordan had 200 GOP votes, six Republicans voted for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, seven voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and three voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin,...

Freshman Republican: Obama’s timing on Libya ‘intentional’By Russell Berman - 03/25/11 04:22 PM ET The head of the House Republican freshman class is accusing President Obama of intentionally waiting until Congress adjourned to deploy U.S. military forces to Libya without its consent. “Why did he wait until the day after we adjourned Congress [to launch military strikes]?” Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), the president of the 87-member GOP freshman class, said in a phone interview on Friday. “I believe that timing was intentional by the president.” Congress adjourned for a scheduled recess on March 17, hours before the United Nations Security...

As Republicans circle the wagons around Donald Trump, a key member of the House Intelligence Committee says the multiple Democrat-led probes of the 45th president from New York to Georgia resemble more of a hunt than the fair administration of justice. Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., urged liberal champions of civil rights to speak out against the weaponization of law enforcement after Trump’s unprecedented indictment this week in Manhattan or risk having the tables one day turned. “They have hunted Donald Trump and his family for years and years and years,” Scott said Friday on the Just the News, Not Noise...

Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) informed Just The News that House Republicans were considering removing prosecutorial immunity if they engaged in misconduct like bringing politicized charges. The Georgian lawmaker remarked that “I think you’re going to have to look at prosecutorial misconduct and whether or not prosecutors in this country should be exempt from liability.” The Republican Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), hinted that his colleagues were looking for ways to hold the Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accountable for his political prosecution of Donald Trump. Representative Scott suggested that Republicans should build on the move to end...

@JakeSherman 🚨NEWS -- REP. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia has filed to run for the GOP nomination for speaker. It will be SCOTT vs. JORDAN.

SCOTT ANNOUNCED FRIDAY, WITH HIS DEEP TIES TO BLACKROCK AND THE UNI-PARTY, IS ENTERING THE RACE FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. FEDERAL RECORDS REVEAL SCOTT IS BACKED BY BLACKROCK.AMERICANS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT SCOTT: • FOUGHT AGAINST 2020 ELECTION INTEGRITY EFFORTS. • Deep State politics wants him placed in the Speaker’s Chair to maximize Ukraine kickbacks, Chinese takeover activities, and sway congressional committees to pass laws that fill their pockets via stock market investments and other corruption.

Jim Jordan has been officially nominated as the Republican’s choice for Speaker, beating out Steve Scalise ally Austin Scott of Georgia.

Saying that Islamic countries "should not tolerate the crimes that are being committed by Israel" Iran's Foreign Minister saying... Politics in the US tonight Steve Scalise backing away from... The European Union launching a formal investigation into social media giant "X". The EU alleging disinformation and posting of "terrorist content"... "There can be no justification for the attacks on my brothers in Gaza, which have reached the level of a massacre"...Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking... Israel striking the Damascus and Aleppo airports in Syria... Also in Syria today 11 attacks on government positions launched from the northwestern Idlib region...

HOUSE FINISHES SECRET BALLET, SCALISE WINS (NEWSMAX)

While war in Ukraine rages on and Israel continues its war against Hamas, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are competing for the speakership on Wednesday in a high stakes election before the House GOP conference following the House vote to remove of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The closed-door meeting where the secret ballot election will take place is now underway on Capitol Hill. Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Scalise made their pitches and took questions at a candidate forum on Tuesday evening, which multiple GOP lawmakers said didn't yield...

Screenshot credit: Fox NewsIf there is a story over the past few days that changed more than the one on the battle over choosing a new House Speaker, I don't know what it is. It's sometimes been like trying to navigate a raft on a rapidly churning river. I'll attempt here to bring you all up to date. We've had everything from candidates scurrying around, working on gathering potential "voters" in the Republican caucus, to even former President Donald Trump hinting that he might be willing to take on the role -- if he wasn't busy leading the Republican presidential...

This shuffle came about after Jordan, along with Rep. Mark Meadows (R.-N.C.), forced Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) to resign, by filing a vacate the chair motion on the last day before the August 2014 recess. Boehner did resign right away, and it did not seem like Jordan and Meadows would succeed until House Republicans came back to Washington--having heard in their districts a growing frustration with the speaker. In a fateful meeting, Jordan, Meadows and Boehner agreed to let Boehner, a Catholic, hang on to his speakership until after the visit of Pope Francis to Washington. Boehner resigned the next...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had positive things to say today about Scalise and Jordan when asked about their respective speaker bids, but he stopped short of saying who he would prefer to see in the top House post. "I know both of those guys," DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, said of his former House colleagues. "They’re both good guys." In his remarks to reporters at an event in Greenville, South Carolina, DeSantis spoke in broad terms about what the next speaker needs to do. "You can’t just say, continue business as usual. You got to be somebody that understands we...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) formally threw his hat into the ring to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), pushing the need for unity in a letter to colleagues. “Our strength as a Conference comes from our unity, and we have seen when we unite as a Conference, we can deliver wins for the American people. Now we need to take those unified positions and work to extract conservative wins from the Democrat Senate and White House by leveraging upcoming deadlines,” he wrote. “While we need to be realistic about what can be achieved, if we stay united, we...

Steve Scalise: 58% Jim Jordan: 94% Kevin McCarthy: 54%

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) successfully led a coup against now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday. He managed to eke out a “win” by rallying the entire Democratic caucus and eight Republicans to oust him. It’s the first time that has happened in U.S. history. And it’s a total clown show. Not only does it distract from the already tense budget negotiations, but it makes a laughingstock of the GOP—and the U.S.—and gives Democrats even more leverage to push through their radical policies. Gaetz got a win, but at what cost? Sure, he’ll raise a lot of campaign money from...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) revealed on Tuesday morning that he was recently diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, what he calls "a very treatable blood cancer." "After a few days of not feeling like myself this past week, I had some blood work done," Scalise posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning. "The results uncovered some irregularities and after undergoing additional tests, I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a very treatable blood cancer." Scalise says he has "now begun treatment, which will continue for the next several months." While undergoing treatment, he said that he expects to continue working...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) has issued a statement revealing that he’s been diagnosed with myeloma, a blood cancer. Scalise revealed his diagnosis in a statement to Punchbowl News. The Republican congressman told the outlet: “After a few days of not feeling like myself this past week, I had some blood work done. “The results uncovered some irregularities and after undergoing additional tests, I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a very treatable blood cancer. “I have now begun treatment, which will continue for the next several months. “I expect to work through this period and intend to return to...

Bannon just said there was breaking news on Scalise's health and that whatever the issue, it was critical and he Bannon) was sending his prayers. I cannot find anything in the news regarding this so if someone has news, please share.

Top Republican Steve Scalise is vowing to uncover all information related to the Biden family's 'web of corruption,' including alleged phone recordings linking Joe and Hunter to a $5 million bribe from a Ukranian energy company executive. Scalise told DailyMail.com Tuesday on the sidelines of practice for the annual Congressional Baseball Game this week that the American people are beginning to see the 'whole Biden family web of corruption' that's been laid out by the House Oversight Committee led by Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley revealed on Monday that the Burisma Holdings Limited executive who allegedly paid...