by Alisa Nelson | Oct 24, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. House has been without a speaker for three weeks – putting potential aid for the wars in Ukraine and Israel on the backburner. Southwest Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison told Missourinet in some aspects, Ukraine has already won the war against Russia....
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 20, 2023 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Congress still has a divided house as the search for U.S. House Speaker continues. A third attempt at trying to vote in Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan failed to reach the 217-vote threshold today. It’s left some Americans watching and Congressional members frustrated,...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 9, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s U.S. House members in Washington, D.C. are prepping to vote for a new speaker, possibly this week. The names mentioned for the next speaker include Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan. Three Missouri Republican U.S. House...
by [email protected] | Oct 7, 2023 | News
For the first time in U.S. history, a House speaker has been removed. Republican Kevin McCarthy is no longer the House leader. Alisa Nelson talks to Congressman Eric Burlison, of Springfield, about some of the potential speaker candidates: Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan,...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 6, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
The race for U.S. House speaker is ramping up and there could be a new leader in place by the end of next week. In a historic move, House Democrats and eight far-right Republicans successfully voted this week to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, as speaker. The...