Some conservative lawmakers are celebrating the end of proxy voting following the Republican-led House’s vote approving of a new rules package Monday.
The House on Monday adopted rules for the 118th Congress, which comprise agreements made between now-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and his Republican detractors during last week’s historic speaker battle.
Courts lack jurisdiction to decide if Nancy Pelosi’s proxy vote rule violates the Constitution, a federal appeals panel in D.C. ruled on Tuesday.
The House’s vote on a War Powers Resolution on Thursday to restrict the president’s ability to take military actions with regard to Iran does nothing of the sort.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) offered a bizarre justification Thursday for ignoring House rules requiring him to allow Republicans to call witnesses: it did not say he had to do so on a particular day.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rejected a request by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday that the full House vote on whether to authorize an impeachment inquiry, in keeping with precedent.
