House Republicans on Wednesday locked in their top leadership positions for the looming 119th Congress, as the conference readies its majority to legislate under full GOP control of Washington. For the leading job, GOP lawmakers unanimously nominated Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to retain the gavel, sending his candidacy to the House floor for a full [...]
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are pictured during the House Republican leadership post-election news conference outside the Capitol on Tuesday. House Republicans again nominated Johnson as speaker on Wednesday, and Scalise sailed to reelection as majority leader.
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chair Richard Hudson (N.C.) is seeking a second term as head of the House GOP’s campaign arm, ending speculation about his next move and setting the House GOP up to put its stamp of approval on its current leadership team for the next Congress. His decision comes as House Republicans [...]
Incumbent Congressmen Kevin Hern, Josh Brecheen and Tom Cole all defeated their Democratic and independent challengers for Congressional District 1, CD2 and CD4, respectively.
Former president and candidate Donald Trump's rants are characteristic of a undisciplined bully, and the impact on our children and country hangs in the balance, says Nancy Swain of Tulsa.
Since 1974, a non-Republican challenger has beaten an Oklahoma Republican congressional incumbent once — and that blip was reversed in the next election cycle.
Harris wants to increase the Child Tax Credit and raise $1 trillion through corporate taxes, while Trump wants broad tax cuts. Both plans are worrying experts.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
Progressives in the House received a much-needed victory on Tuesday night with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) winning her primary one week after her fellow “squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost hers. Unlike the primaries for Bush and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who was also ousted recently, Omar’s race did not draw the involvement of [...]
