Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) was selected as the Republican conference's House speaker nominee Wednesday when he won a closed-door vote among members, 113 to Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) 99. However, the road to the necessary 217 votes among the Republicans' slim majority could be difficult if former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's 15-ballot series in January is any indication.
The Treasury Department announced new enforcement measures on Thursday aimed at tightening the G7 price cap on Russian oil amid reports that Moscow’s flagship Urals-grade crude is being sold at prices far higher than the $60-per-barrel cap set by Western leaders.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken forcefully reaffirmed U.S. support for Israel as he stood next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the recent terrorist attack.
EXCLUSIVE — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) raised over $1.1 million last quarter, raking in donations from all 50 states as his national profile has grown through his investigations into President Joe Biden and his family.
Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI) has introduced a resolution to formally censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for her past antisemitic remarks as well as her latest statement in the wake of the fatal Hamas terror attacks against Israel.