A.F. Branco A Hard Spot For more A.F. Branco cartoons, go to WesternJournal.com/cartoons. By A.F. Branco October 18, 2023
@NikkiMcR / X screen shotCommentary Hot Mic Catches Fox News Host as Republican Votes Against Jordan, For McCarthy During Speaker Vote Fox News was airing the live vote tally when Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska audibly declared his vote in favor of McCarthy. By Rachel M. Emmanuel October 17, 2023
Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty ImagesBreaking Breaking: House Fails to Elect Speaker as 20 Republicans Vote Against Jim Jordan Tuesday's first vote was reminiscent of McCarthy's bid for the gavel, which took 15 rounds of voting before a compromise was reached. By Johnathan Jones October 17, 2023
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Gaetz: Hakeem Jeffries Not Really in Charge of Democrats, He's Just the 'Frontman' GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida argued Sunday that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is just a "frontman" for another Democrat. By Randy DeSoto October 16, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo Jordan Gaining Major Steam as Republicans Shift Support to Him for Speaker "It's time to get the House out of this tailspin, come together, and get America back on the right track." By George C. Upper III October 16, 2023
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images McCarthy Ousted, Scalise Rejected: Now What? It’s still unclear if Ohio's Jim Jordan can get the votes, so the path forward for the House is uncertain -- at best. By The Associated Press October 13, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP; Rebecca Blackwell / AP Listen: Trump Seems to Agree with Gaetz-Led Ousting of McCarthy “Maybe we’ll end up with one of the great speakers of all time, in which case Matt Gaetz did us a tremendous favor." By Jack Davis October 13, 2023
Alex Brandon / AP 'Big Hill': McCarthy Throws Shade at Scalise's Speakership Chances Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy believes Steve Scalise of Louisiana faces a "big hill" with his quest to claim the speakership. By Maire Clayton October 12, 2023
Win McNamee / Getty Images Scalise Does Not Have Votes to Be Speaker, Trump Favorite Expected to Re-Enter the Race House Majority Leader Steve Scalise may not have the votes to become speaker, leaving the door open for a Trump ally to secure the spot. By Ole Braatelien October 12, 2023
@cspan / X screen shotCommentary 'I'm Excited': Gaetz Seems to Throw Support Behind 'McCarthy 2.0' Gaetz admitted Scalise was not his first choice for Speaker, but underscored that he supports him because anyone is better than McCarthy. By Samantha Chang October 12, 2023