McCain trolled Lake again Tuesday, tweeting “Beautiful morning to all of you” while sharing a National Review article titled “McCain Republicans Vote, Too.”
The selection of a Republican House leader to assume the reins of the caucus and become the next speaker of the House began Tuesday afternoon with the nomination of Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs.
The election is being conducted behind closed doors as projections on a handful of yet-uncalled races show the GOP will recapture the House for the first time since 2019. The official vote for Speaker will take place Jan. 3 when a new Congress is sworn in, but whomever GOP lawmakers choose as their leader will be the frontrunner to be the next speaker.
Biggs, a member of the hard-line Freedom Caucus, has emerged as the only alternative – for now – to current GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California. Although some members of the caucus are unhappy with McCarthy, it's unlikely they have the numbers to derail his path to the speakership.
One of the reasons McCarthy is expected to lead the Republicans once again is Jim Jordan, the ultra conservative Ohio Republican who commands a lot of respect in the GOP conference.
Jordan reiterated his support for McCarthy as he walked into the vote Tuesday.
“You know where I stand,” he said to reporters.
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Ron DeSantis declines to take Donald Trump's bait (or comment on 2024)
Florida governor and potential presidential candidate Ron DeSantis declined on Tuesday to comment on Donald Trump's new and incessant criticism, blowing it off as part of the territory.
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