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Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell are moving forward on Ukraine aid, even with the speaker’s seat up for grabs. Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell are moving forward on a major Ukraine aid package, even as there’s a very good chance the next speaker is even less receptive than Kevin McCarthy was. Majority Leader Schumer said…

Why didn’t McCarthy ask Trump to save him? With his speakership in the balance on Tuesday, Kevin McCarthy made a last-ditch effort to convince fellow Republicans there was virtue in him keeping the gavel. But he didn’t reach out to the most powerful member of his party. The now deposed Speaker never called former President…

Jim Jordan becomes first to announce run for speaker Rep. Jim Jordan said he will run to be the next speaker, a move likely to prompt praise from House conservatives. But his candidacy will likely run right into Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who is also considering a speakership bid and has worked to court…

It’s on: The bare-knuckle battle for House GOP leadership spots begins Kevin McCarthy’s expulsion from the speakership is sending ambitious Republicans into a scramble for position — with all rungs of the leadership ladder possibly up for grabs. Reps. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are already launching bids for speaker, which leaves at…

Scalise officially enters speakership race, setting up clash with Jordan Majority Leader Steve Scalise officially announced he would seek the speakership on Wednesday. The Louisiana Republican has spent years courting conservatives, but he’ll now have to compete with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for that wing of support, with Jordan making his bid for the gavel…