by Graham J Noble | Oct 18, 2023 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was hoping to be elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Oct. 17, but it was not to be as 20 Republicans declined to back him. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ejected from the position in a historic vote the previous week,...
by Graham J Noble | Oct 13, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
House Republicans appear to be setting themselves up for another speaker election debacle reminiscent of the Jan. 2023 15-round voting marathon to get Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) into the lower chamber’s top job. Though Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) defeated Rep. Jim Jordan...
by Liberty Nation Authors | Oct 9, 2023 | Lights, Camera, Action, LN Radio Videocast Segments, Opinion, Politics
With the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the Speaker’s chair, who will rise to fill the void? For more episodes, click...
by Tim Donner | Oct 6, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Friends don’t let friends run for Speaker of the House. Perhaps that should be the tongue-in-cheek warning to Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Steve Scalise (R-LA) as they seek to succeed the ousted Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as leader of the House of Representatives. Ask...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 31, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) upcoming visit to Taiwan is a rite of passage to the House chamber gavel. All visits by representatives of the US government to foreign countries are important on some level. However, when those...