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47m ago / 3:52 PM EDT

Hageman says she supports Jordan for speaker

Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., who defeated Liz Cheney in the GOP primary for Wyoming’s congressional seat last year, said she supports Jordan for speaker.

“Jim Jordan is the definition of a solid conservative and a truly effective leader, and I am proud to publicly express my strong support for him to become the next Speaker of the House,” Hageman wrote on the social platform X.

2h ago / 3:08 PM EDT

Democrats criticize possible Trump visit to Capitol

Democrats, who voted to impeach Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the deadly Jan. 6 attack, had strong reactions to news of the former president’s possible visit to the Capitol next week.

“Criminals tend to return to the scene of the crime,” Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., wrote on X.

“We will need extra security — not for him, but for members and staff and the personnel at the Capitol,” said Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, who was among those trapped in the House chamber during the Capitol attack.

2h ago / 3:07 PM EDT

Moulton: China sees ‘major victories’ from dysfunction in GOP in Congress

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., said in an interview on MSNBC that China sees two victories coming out of the current chaos consuming House Republicans.

“The first is the refusal to send aid to Ukraine,” Moulton, who serves on the Armed Services Committee, said on “Andrea Mitchell Reports.”

“They’re watching carefully every step of the way, whether we stand with our democratic allies or we let Ukraine fend for itself,” he said.

“They’re just capitalizing off the propaganda victory right now, both Russian and Chinese news outlets, saying that America is in crisis, our politics is dysfunctional, and the sad reality is that that’s what you see right now in the Republican side of the House.”

1h ago / 3:12 PM EDT

Donalds, a potential speaker candidate, endorses Jordan for the post

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., who was rumored to be a possible candidate for speaker, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that he supports Jordan.

Donalds conveyed the endorsement by retweeting a post in which conservative commentator Mark Levin backed Jordan.

“I agree! @Jim_Jordan for Speaker,” Donalds tweeted.

3h ago / 1:37 PM EDT

Trump considering going to Capitol next week for speaker’s race

Donald Trump is considering a visit to the U.S. Capitol early next week, as House Republicans debate who should be the next speaker, according to two GOP lawmakers and two Trump allies. 

The former president, who has not set foot on Capitol grounds since prior to the Jan. 6 riot, is considering making an appearance here in an effort to “unify the party,” according to one Republican lawmaker who discussed the possibility with a member of Trump’s inner circle this morning. 

While some Trump allies have suggested the former president himself should serve as the next speaker, Trump said publicly yesterday that his focus is on reclaiming the White House, and the two Republican lawmakers said they don’t believe he’s seriously interested in the position. 

3h ago / 1:31 PM EDT

White House says speaker fight highlights leadership split-screen moment

White House spokesman Andrew Bates sent a memo to “interested parties” highlighting the split-screen moment in a political jab at a chaotic Republican caucus.

“The American people deserve leadership that puts the issues affecting their lives front and center, like President Biden is doing — not the needless political chaos the House Republicans are miring themselves in as extreme members demand policies that are wildly at odds with the country and as their conference bickers with each other,” Bates said in the memo, shared first with NBC News.

Bates emphasized Biden’s willingness to work across the aisle, adding that after the GOP had risked “singlehandedly causing a near-default crisis, a near shutdown, and the current state of instability, we hope they come around to the same posture.”

He ended the memo by calling on the House Republicans to “resolve their infighting as quickly as possible, and join President Biden in making more progress on the issues that affect millions of Americans every day.”

3h ago / 1:24 PM EDT

House Democrats to meet Tuesday night

House Democrats are planning to huddle behind closed doors Tuesday evening at the Capitol.

The topic for the meeting, according to a notice disseminated to members, is “nominating a candidate for Speaker in the upcoming House election.”

3h ago / 1:12 PM EDT

McCarthy’s office nameplate now a tourist stop

Two days after he was ousted, the McCarthy nameplate outside his old office still has not come down. But it’s just a matter of time.

A steady stream of tourists in the Capitol have been taking photos of the nameplate. Some even have stopped to take selfies.

4h ago / 12:36 PM EDT

Mooney endorses Jordan for speaker

Jordan is clearly picking up more public endorsements than Scalise for speaker so far. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., said in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, that he supports Jordan.

“I am proud to support my good friend Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House. Jim is a proven conservative fighter who has led the battle against out-of-control government spending since he was first elected,” said Mooney, who argued that Jordan would “stand strong” against President Joe Biden.

Mooney said Jordan has been on the front lines “fighting back against the weaponized Department of Justice that is witch-hunting President Trump and conservatives.”