Key takeaways: House Democrats have called on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take action in response to the ongoing conflict…
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Key takeaways: The House of Representatives has been without a speaker for more than a week, leaving one of America’s branches of government effectively paralyzed.…
Key takeaways: Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan are the two leading contenders for the Speaker of the House. The stalemate threatens…
The case challenges South Carolina's congressional district map adopted in 2022, which was brought by Black South Carolinians alleging that the state is diluting Black voters’ power. A three-judge federal district court panel found that the map had “bleached … African American voters out of the district”. The Supreme Court will decide whether the process was illegal racial discrimination or simply partisan politics.
The perception of Ukraine on the far-right has also played a role in the situation, leading to the ousting of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held a rare meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, expressing his disappointment with China's lack of condemnation of the recent Hamas attack on Israel. The meeting is seen as a sign of potential for a highly anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden and Xi later this fall, and could help to ease some of the tensions between the two countries.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has announced her support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for House Speaker, leaving him as the front-runner for the role. Rep. Patrick McHenry, the Speaker Pro Tempore, is powerless to act on the matter due to a post-9/11 rule, but the House rules do allow him to preside over the election of a new Speaker. The situation in Israel has put renewed scrutiny on Congress, which has been without a permanent House Speaker since Kevin McCarthy's ousting.
Kevin McCarthy, former House Speaker, denied reports on Friday that he is considering resigning from Congress before his term ends in 2025. Reports of his potential resignation followed Rep. Matt Gaetz's "motion to vacate" resolution passing earlier this week, which was seen as a rebuke of McCarthy's leadership. McCarthy said he plans to “help the people I got here, and we're going to expand it further” in the 2024 elections and denied that he is resigning.