Ky., no longer sits on the powerful House Rules Committee after he was the only Republican to vote against Speaker Mike Johnson in the House leadership election.The Rules Committee holds sway over ...

Thomas Massie, one of the most outspoken critics ... All three were put on the Rules Committee as part of a deal made by then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in 2023 during his protracted ...

But Johnson is also in trouble because many of the key votes ostensibly for him look more like votes for the Republican agenda in spite of him. After the vote, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus, a ...

Marc Short, Trump's ex-legislative affairs director, warned that the rebellion 'did not portend well' for the president-elect's bold strategy at the border. Trump's mass deportation plan is estimated ...

Thomas Massie, a libertarian leaning Republican ... the marathon series of votes in January 2023 to elect U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California as speaker. Several House Republicans voted against ...

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif ... the president-elect’s influence on the House GOP conference. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican to withhold his support from Johnson.

The new Congress convenes Friday with one major task at hand — the election of the House speaker. But current Speaker Mike Johnson’s weak grip on the gavel threatens not only his ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered his congratulations ... underscoring the president-elect’s influence on the House GOP conference. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican to ...