Emmer drops Speaker bid hours after nomination |
This morning House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Minn.) became the GOP's third Speaker nominee in two weeks. But his bid ended just a few hours after he was nominated. Emmer withdrew Tuesday afternoon when it appeared opposition among a group of Republicans would prevent him from securing a majority in a House floor vote. He joins Majority Leader Steve Scalise (La.) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (Ohio) on the list of unsuccessful Speaker nominees in the wake of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (Calif.) ouster earlier this month. Multiple members emerged from Tuesday's closed-door meeting reporting a varied group opposed to Emmer. Some concerns among opponents: - Emmer's vote to certify the 2020 presidential election results
- His vote for the Respect for Marriage Act
- His position within leadership
Find a list of Emmer holdouts here. Reps. Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), who lost to Emmer earlier today, are back in the running. Former President Trump called Emmer a "Globalist RINO" after his nomination Tuesday and said Emmer, who chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2022 cycle, never respected his endorsements. The process to find a new Speaker now begins a fourth time. Follow along as we find out what exactly that'll look like at The Hill's live blog. |
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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan called on Secretary-General António Guterres to resign after Guterres gave a speech criticizing both Israel's and Hamas's treatment of civilians and calling for a cease-fire.
Jenna Ellis, a former Trump campaign attorney, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings in the Georgia 2020 election interference case. She's the fourth co-defendant to take a plea deal.
The United Auto Workers added another 5,000 workers to its strike Tuesday, bringing the total number of striking auto workers to more than 45,000 six weeks in.
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Cohen testifies against Trump in NY
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Michael Cohen, ex-personal lawyer to former President Trump, testified against his former boss in New York on Tuesday, with Trump present in the courtroom. The Hill's Ella Lee is in New York providing live updates from the civil fraud trial. From Lee's reporting: Cohen testified Tuesday that he and Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg were directed to increase the former president's total assets based on a number he "arbitrarily elected."
"My responsibility, along with Allen Weisselberg, predominantly, was to reverse engineer the various different asset classes – increase those assets – in order to achieve the number that Trump had tasked us with," Cohen said. As he said those words, Trump forcefully shook his head, appearing to mouth "no" to one of his attorneys. Follow the live blog here. |
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Senate moving ahead with minibus votes
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The Senate will soon start amendment votes for a minibus package of three appropriations bills after wrapping up negotiations, with votes on the minibus expected to last through next week. Aside from needing at least a short-term funding agreement by Nov. 17 to avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers are pushing to pass smaller long-term funding bills (there are 12 in all) instead of one giant omnibus package by the end of the year. The Senate hasn't passed any appropriations bills yet. The House has passed four. |
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Perry Johnson endorses Trump
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Former Republican primary candidate Perry Johnson endorsed former President Trump on Monday after suspending his own campaign last week. Trump called the endorsement "a great honor." |
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Improvements in stage 4 breast cancer treatment, survival rates
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The Hill's Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech looks at the improving survival rate among those with stage 4 breast cancer alongside the changing treatment landscape. |
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"There is no perfect Speaker of the House" — John Feehery, a partner at EFB Advocacy and previous spokesman to former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), communications director to former House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and speechwriter to former House Minority Leader Bob Michel (R-Ill.). (Read here) "When Charlie Chaplin was canceled — by the American government" — Scott Eyman's book "Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex and Politics Collided" will be published Oct. 31 from Simon & Schuster. (Read here) |
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15 days until the next GOP presidential primary debate. |
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In this week's Wednesday One-Liners, several House members tell Evening Report how they manage stress. See you tomorrow. |
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