Tag: House Speaker

(4 January 2023)  Some unexpected political drama is unfolding in Washington, DC this week as the US House of Representatives has yet to elect a Speaker.   Normally, this occurs on January 3rd when the winning party votes its Majority Leader to become Speaker and thereby becomes third in line to the presidency according to the US Constitution.  Although the Republicans won the most seats in the midterm elections, their party cannot settle on who should be the next Speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy is Majority Leader and was widely...