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With the Republican Party expected to eventually win a slim majority in the House of Representatives, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to announce her political future today, potentially setting up a race for her party’s leadership. The current House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, has already cleared the first hurdle to being elected Speaker of the House, winning the nomination from members of his own party – but with more than 30 members refusing to support him. The result will force him to negotiate with some of his party’s most extreme right-wing representatives, as the speaker of the House is ultimately confirmed by a simple majority of those who voted. That means Mr. McCarthy can only afford to lose a handful of Republican votes if he wants to lead the House. Meanwhile, Democrats retained control of the Senate, already securing 50 seats with hopes of retaining another in a runoff in Georgia next month. Many Senate Republicans have criticized their leader, Mitch McConnell, since the election, but the Kentucky Republican was re-elected to the minority leadership role on Wednesday.
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Hours after securing majority, House Republicans announce plans to investigate Biden family
The morning after Republicans secured the House majority, GOP members of the House Oversight Committee announced their first order of business for the next Congress: Investigate Joe Biden. US Representative James Comer claimed the president was “enriching his family” and “abuse of the highest order”. “We think this is of the utmost importance,” he said. Hunter Biden has been under federal investigation for four years. No charges have been filed. House Republicans admitted they don’t know if the allegations they’re making have already been reviewed by federal prosecutors. Alex Woodward17 November 2022 15:07 1668695653
Nancy Pelosi will refer to “future plans” in Thursday’s remarks
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is likely to make remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives today, after Republicans were projected to win a majority in the lower chamber. GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, who was nominated by his caucus to be the next speaker, celebrated Wednesday night, saying “Americans are ready for a new direction and House Republicans are ready to deliver.” Alex Woodward17 November 2022 14:34 1668695409
The Boebert v Frisch match could be played as soon as today
The results in Lauren Bobert’s race against Adam Fries for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District could be announced as soon as today, experts say. The deadline for voters to correct ballot discrepancies and for county officials to receive military and overseas votes passed Wednesday. Now, there are believed to be a few thousand votes outstanding as Ms. Boebert continues to hold a 0.4 percent lead over Mr. Frisch, according to the Associated Press. All ballots must be counted by Friday. Should the match remain within a 0.5 percent margin, an automatic recount will take place. Both candidates have already started preparing for this eventuality. Megan Sheets17 November 2022 14:30 1668693609
DC-style game outside of Pelosi’s speech
News that Nancy Pelosi will announce her leadership plans today has the D.C. press scrambling to keep up — and it’s gotten everyone a lot more excited than the news that Republicans are taking over the House. Andrew Naughtie17 November 2022 14:00 1668691800
How Republicans Won Control of the House
Republicans have won a slim majority of seats in the House of Representatives, giving the GOP control of the lower chamber of Congress. Republicans won many seats in places where a majority of voters elected Joe Biden just two years ago, with races in Democratic strongholds like New York falling into the GOP column for the first time in years after the courts they rejected a congressional map that would have favored the Democratic Party by a wide margin. But it was far from the “red wave” Republicans had hoped for, with struggling Democrats in key races managing to protect their seats as voters – especially young people and women – rejected far-right abortion rights campaigns , Mr. Trump’s looming pilgrimage and The GOP’s disturbingly anti-democratic agenda. Democratic candidates also retained control of the US Senate, flipping a seat in Pennsylvania and scoring victories in key battleground states, with a Georgia runoff between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Herchel Walker set for December 6 . Andrew Naughtie November 17, 2022 1:30 p.m 1668690000
Nevada voters rejected Jan. 6 violence, says re-elected Democratic senator
Re-elected Nevada Democratic Sen. Kathryn Cortez Masto told CBS News that voters were motivated to vote against her Republican challenger because of the false narrative of voter fraud that fueled the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Voters were voting not only on “kitchen issues” and abortion rights, but also after seeing images and recalling the violence on January 6, 2021. “We can’t forget the many people who were at home watching it. … And the emotional impact it had for so many people in this country,” he said. “The attack on January 6, what was the intention, this violent mob to undermine our democracy.” Her opponent Adam Laxalt, who co-chaired Trump’s re-election campaign, reinforced the same baseless narrative of voter fraud that fueled the attack. “[Voters] they were talking to me about that, and how important it was also to protect our democracy and our democratic institutions,” he said. “This crossed party lines … You couldn’t discount it.” Alex Woodward17 November 2022 13:00 1668688209
McConnell was re-elected GOP leader
Of the 48 Republicans who will serve in the upper house starting next year, 37 voted to keep the Bluegrass State’s senior senator as their leader, while 10 voted for Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who headed the Republican National Committee. Senators during the 2022 election. cycle. One senator voted to abstain. Andrew Naughtie November 17, 2022 12:30 p.m 1668686400
AOC says Kevin McCarthy ‘intends to reward’ some of the most racist Republicans when they win the majority
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for rewarding “some of the most racist” Republicans in Congress as the GOP prepares to regain the majority. The House stripped far-right representatives of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Green of Georgia of their committees in the current Congress. Specifically, the House also criticized Mr. Gosar after he released an anime video that depicted a character with Mr. Gosar’s face killing a character with Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s face. Ms. Green appeared to support Mr. McCarthy, who has said he would reinstate the members if Republicans regain a majority in the House after the midterm elections. “I mean beyond impunity, Kevin McCarthy has made a very clear statement – he’s stated that he intends to reward some of the most racist members of Congress that we’ve served in years,” he told the Independent. Alex Woodward November 17, 2022 12:00 p.m 1668684527
Pelosi will announce leadership plans today
With Republicans now expected to take control of the House, the next critical step in Democrats’ calculations is whether Nancy Pelosi will remain their leader. And today, it seems, is the day they will learn her decision, as her deputy leader said: Andrew Naughtie17 November 2022 11:28 1668682800
Mike Pence says the Jan. 6 panel has “no right” to his testimony
Former Vice President Mike Pence told CBS News that he will not testify before the House Select Committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol. “Congress has no right to my testimony,” he said. “We have separation of powers … I think it would set a terrible precedent for Congress to call a vice president of the United States to talk about the discussions that took place in the White House.” Alex Woodward17 November 2022 11:00
