Utah Rep. Chaffetz Announces Uphill Run for House Speaker
Associated Press WASHINTON— Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah said he's running for House speaker in a...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An up-and-coming House committee chairman announced his long-shot...
View ArticleJason Chaffetz Announces Bid for House Speaker
Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, officially entered the race to become House speaker on Sunday morning, saying that he offers the kind of “fresh...
View ArticleWhy the House speaker's race just got nasty
Washington (CNN)The race for Speaker could turn the House floor into complete chaos later this month, prompting an ugly public fight and further roiling a Republican Party struggling to present a...
View ArticleJason Chaffetz, Utah Republican, announces bid for House speaker, challenges...
The House's top investigator, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, announced Sunday he will challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy for the speakership, setting up a major battle this week as the GOP settles on a successor. The...
View ArticleRep. Jason Chaffetz to challenge Kevin McCarthy in House speaker race
Jason Chaffetz Cliff Owen / AP Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah is planning to run for House speaker in a surprise longshot challenge to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (Cliff Owen / AP) Marcus E....
View ArticleJason Chaffetz is now the third Republican hoping to become House Speaker
Utah House Republican Jason Chaffetz announced on Sunday that he is running for speaker of the House,...
View ArticleRep. Jason Chaffetz to challenge Kevin McCarthy in race for House speaker
Jason Chaffetz Cliff Owen / Associated Press Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah. (Cliff Owen / Associated Press) Marcus E. Howard Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he’s running for speaker of the House, challenging...
View ArticleRep. Jason Chaffetz jumps into House speaker’s race
Rep. Jason Chaffetz launched his bid for House Speaker Sunday, casting himself as a more articulate and unifying alternative for the post than House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. "Today, here, I am...
View ArticleJason Chaffetz challenges Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) launched an insurgent campaign for House Speaker Sunday, insisting he’s the “fresh face” needed to bridge GOP turmoil in the House. “Today, here, I am...
View ArticleJason Chaffetz Announces Run For House Speaker
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) announced his candidacy for speaker of the House of Representatives on Sunday, setting off a contentious race with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the...
View ArticleUtah Republican Jason Chaffetz enters race for House speaker
Competition to succeed John Boehner heats up as Chaffetz positions himself as more conservative alternative to majority leader Kevin McCarthy...
View ArticleJason Chaffetz Officially Announces House Speaker Bid
On this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) announced he is running for Speaker of the House. Chaffetz said,...
View ArticleUtah Congressman Chaffetz Jumps Into Republican Speaker Race
Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Sunday he’ll challenge the current majority leader next week when the House of...
View ArticleChaffetz Says He Wants To Replace Boehner As House Speaker
9:43 AM ET Scott Neuman Twitter i House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Tuesday. Chaffetz says he wants to mount...
View ArticleChaffetz Announces Bid for Speaker of the House (Jason Chaffetz)
(Source: Jason Chaffetz) WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Jason Chaffetz released the following statement upon announcing that he will be running for Speaker of the...
View ArticlePressure builds on Paul Ryan to run for House speaker
WASHINGTON — The pressure is on Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012, to run for House speaker in the chaotic aftermath of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's sudden decision to...
View ArticleThe Latest: Ryan says he's not a candidate for House speaker
The latest on the chaos among House Republicans after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew his candidacy for speaker (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin says he is...
View ArticleHouse election: Republicans challenge McCarthy for speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is the front-runner in the race to become the next speaker, but he faces two Republican opponents who are trying to draw some of his support....
View ArticleHRC Previews House Speaker Vote: John Boehner’s Anti-LGBT Agenda to Continue...
(Source: Human Rights Campaign) HRC's Congressional Scorecard suggests that the new Speaker will be just as appalling on LGBT issues as John Boehner WASHINGTON - In advance of today's nomination vote...
View ArticleInfluential conservative GOP House caucus endorses Kevin McCarthy's rival for...
Rep. Kevin McCarthy Saul Loeb / AFP/Getty Images Though he was not expected to win the support of the House Freedom Caucus, losing the vote was a stinging rebuke for Rep. Kevin McCarthy in his bid to...
View ArticleIn abrupt move, Republican Kevin McCarthy withdraws candidacy for US House...
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suddenly withdrew from the contest for speaker of the US House of Representatives on Thursday, shocking colleagues just before they were to vote and producing...
View ArticleMcCarthy abruptly withdraws candidacy for US House speaker
WASHINGTON: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suddenly withdrew from the contest for speaker of the US House of Representatives on Thursday, shocking colleagues just before they were to vote and...
View ArticleMeet the Underdog Republican Running for Speaker of the House (Highlands...
(Source: Highlands County Republican Party) House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy may have emerged as the frontrunner in the race for speaker of the House, but Florida Rep. Daniel Webster is emboldening...
View ArticleRepublican establishment stunned McCarthy drops out of House Speaker race
“Great, Kevin McCarthy drops out of SPEAKER race,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated. “We need a really smart and really tough person to take over this very important job!” Trump...
View ArticleMeet Jason Chaffetz: The congressman who wants to be House speaker
Jason Chaffetz Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press Rep. Jason Chaffetz pauses during a hearing on Capitol Hill last month. The Utah Republican is making a long-shot bid for speaker of the House....
View ArticleWhat if the House can't elect a new speaker?
WASHINGTON — From outside the halls of Capitol Hill, it looks like Congress is in disarray. First, House Speaker John Boehner, embattled by a bloc of conservatives in his own party, announced his...
View ArticleIn McCarthy's wake, who could be speaker?
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy threw the race for the next speaker of the House into disarray by withdrawing his bid for the position. Two of his colleagues officially remain in the race while...
View ArticleChaffetz, Webster challenge McCarthy for House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is the front-runner in the race to become the next speaker, but he faces two Republican opponents who are trying to draw some of his support....
View ArticleNo Resolution in Sight to US House Speaker Drama
Michael Bowman WASHINGTON— Uncertainty grips the U.S. Congress, where no consensus replacement has emerged to succeed Republican House Speaker John Boehner after his surprise resignation announcement....
View ArticleMcCarthy abandons speaker race as House asks: Who wants this job?
Shortly after Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy stunned Washington with another development in the race for speaker of the House – the front-runner announced Thursday that he was dropping out – names of...
View ArticleChaffetz launch for Speaker of House is good news for many voters upset with GOP
The news was good for millions of conservatives Sunday when Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah, announced he was going to make a run for Speaker of the House. When current Speaker John...
View ArticleICYMI: Speaker hopeful Jason Chaffetz: Debt default, shutdown on the table...
(Source: DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) 'For Jason Chaffetz to suggest that funding the government and raising its borrowing limit would be 'to cave' is extremely troubling....
View ArticlePaul Ryan considers House Speaker role as ideological divisions leave...
US Republicans have feuded since 2011. Now with the latest Washington chaos over who rises to House speaker, the GOP competes for the presidency struggling to show it can govern without compromising...
View ArticleUS House Republicans in chaos after Kevin McCarthy drops out of Speaker race
Washington: Representative Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly took himself out of the race to succeed John Boehner as House Speaker, apparently undone by the same forces that drove Mr Boehner to...
View ArticleCongress chaos exposes US Republican divide ahead of 2016
US Republicans have feuded since 2011. Now with the latest Washington chaos over who rises to House speaker, the GOP competes for the presidency struggling to show it can govern without compromising...
View ArticlePaul Ryan Will Run For Speaker Of The House If GOP Unites
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told the House Republican conference Tuesday that he will enter the race for speaker of the House, but only if he wins support from all wings of the party. Despite...
View ArticleMeet the Republicans who ousted John Boehner. They're just getting started
When the House broke for its August recess, Republican Rep. John Fleming went home to Louisiana to connect with voters. He got an earful. He traveled the state, and whether he spoke with a lowly...
View ArticleMcCarthy abruptly withdraws candidacy for House speaker
WASHINGTON — With no warning, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew Thursday from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House, shocking fellow Republicans just before voting was to begin and plunging...
View ArticlePaul Ryan says he'll be Speaker of the House (maybe): What they're saying
Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, said he would serve as Speaker of the House on condition Republicans unite behind him. Ryan gave Republicans until Friday to accept his demands: "First, we need...
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