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Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has passed congressional maps, candidates are announcing their intentions to run for one of the states 14 congressional seats.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the March 5 primary, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, said he would introduce legislation that would prevent similar future actions.
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 @ 2:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who served as temporary House speaker during a leadership fight this fall, announced on Tuesday that he will not seek-election in 2024.
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 2:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced on Wednesday that he will retire from the House by the close of 2023 after losing the speakership back in October.
Published: Sunday, December 17th, 2023 @ 1:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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House Republicans are considering a “unity pledge” meant to bring the conference together and elect a new speaker in the nearly three weeks since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was voted out of the role.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 12:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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The race for House Speaker is a wide open question more than two weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was booted from the role.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 8:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost a second ballot for House speaker, getting one less vote than he did in the first round.
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2023 @ 2:22 am
By: Daily Wire
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Faith and values
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 11:55 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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House Democrats are ready to formalize talks about putting together a bipartisan coalition to elect a new speaker, according to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 6:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) secured a pivotal endorsement from a high-powered Republican as he works to gather enough votes to be elected the next Speaker of the House.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Former President Donald Trump suggested to reporters on Wednesday he would be open to becoming speaker of the House after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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GOP Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana said the House Republican conference needed a week’s recess to “decompress” after a contentious vote that removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Jordan: 'Now is the time for our Republican conference to come together to keep our promises to Americans'
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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With discussions now underway about the next House speaker, a top Democrat offered a couple names from among his GOP peers who could take on the role.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was forced to vacate the speakership on Tuesday after Democrats voted in support of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) motion to vacate the speakership.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 2:10 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) announced he will run for Speaker of the House, setting up a potential battle between him and House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH).
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 10:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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The GOP-led House opted not to hold any more votes on Tuesday after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to win the speakership in the first and only ballot of the day.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 12:37 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said on Sunday he believes Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will rally enough support to become the next Speaker of the House.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 7:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to garner enough support to become the next speaker of the GOP-led House in the first round of voting on Tuesday.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 12:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said on Sunday that his first directive, if elected Speaker of the House, would be in support of Israel.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 8:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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The vast majority of the GOP-led House rallied behind a resolution voicing support for Israel as it goes to war with Hamas after the militant group launched a deadly attack on Israel from Gaza over the weekend.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 4:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Congressman Dan Bishop, R-NC8, was in the spotlight yesterday not only for his opposition to the debt ceiling agreement reached by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, but also for challenging McCarthy’s capability in his position as speaker.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 1:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, discusses his role as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in looking into recent bank failures. The committee meets again March 29.
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 1:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) this week introduced H.R. 2551 to designate US Highway 74, from I-26 in Columbus, N.C. to I-85 in Kings Mountain, N.C., as a future interstate. Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10) is an original cosponsor of the legislation.
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 7:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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House Republicans asked for any communications about the arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sent by officials in the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 9:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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"This is not about woke-ism or mandates on job creators, it’s an effort to ensure fair and equal access to our financial system no matter your race, party affiliation, or political beliefs," Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC, in a statement to Carolina Journal.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 5:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Representatives-elect in the U.S. House have taken votes on 12 ballots for House Speaker this week without reaching the 218 threshold needed to secure a victory.
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After months of doorknocking, fundraising, TV ads, polling, and direct mail, the results for the 2022 midterm elections are in, and a new North Carolina congressional delegation will now head to Capitol Hill ahead of a new congressional session starting on January 3, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 1:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Multiple votes for House speaker ended with no winner Tuesday, leaving House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) latest attempt to take the gavel in doubt as night fell in the nation’s capital.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 10:44 pm
By: Daily Wire
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"There is no sugarcoating it. The collapse has been a dumpster fire. Users left out to dry. Ecosystem in limbo." - Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC.
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2022 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest projection from elections-analysis site FiveThirtyEight is that Republicans have an 85% chance of winning a majority in the U.S. House.
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 @ 4:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Three Republicans in the U.S. House, including one from North Carolina, are sponsoring a bill to highlight the inflationary impact of President Biden's executive actions.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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