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Back to SearchOctober 19, 2023: Looking grim for Jim
Episode 1708
The House is still without a Speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan once again failed to receive the 217 votes necessary to secure the gavel.Rather than conti…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 18, 2023: Why Jim Jordan’s Speaker bid is teetering
Episode 1707
After failing well short of the necessary 217 votes, Rep. Jim Jordan scrambled yesterday to rescue his campaign for House speaker. But with a whoppin…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 17, 2023: It is Jim Jordan’s gavel to lose
Episode 1706
In an unexpected turn of events, Rep. Jim Jordan has become the favorite to claim the Speaker’s gavel after an unprecedented number of initial detrac…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 16, 2023: Will Biden visit Israel?
Episode 1705
A little over a week into the conflict playing out in Israel and Gaza, the impact on Washington is becoming more clear. President Biden may try to vi…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 13, 2023: Not McCarthy. Not Scalise. So… who?
Episode 1704
Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise shocked colleagues and reporters by pulling out of the race to become the next speaker — a little more…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 12, 2023: Don’t count Steve Scalise out just yet
Episode 1703
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise clinched the GOP’s nomination for speaker of the house Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean it’s a sure thing from he…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 11, 2023: Jordan and Scalise face-off for the Speakership
Episode 1702
At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Republicans will cast blind ballots for the person they want to be nominated to assume the Speaker of the House role left vacan…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 10, 2023: How the war in the Middle East is impacting Washington
Episode 1701
A weekend of carnage after Hamas launched an attack on Israel, and the country in turn declared war on Palestinian-populated Gaza, disrupted internat…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 6, 2023: Trump jolts speakership race
Episode 1700
Late Thursday night, former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid to become speaker of the House — ending far-fetched speculation abo…
2 years, 4 months ago
October 5, 2023: Scalise, Jordan begin jockeying for the speakership
Episode 1699
With Kevin McCarthy dethroned, House Republicans are mired in a frantic search for someone to fill the leadership vacuum. On Wednesday, two big names…
2 years, 5 months ago