"There's a lot of concern about what kind of nominee Speaker Gingrich would be," said Dick Wadhams, a former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party who clashed with Tea Party forces in that state.
Hours before a potentially make-or-break event for his party's nominee, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis). finds himself in a familiar position: Giving advice to Donald Trump that it seems Trump has no intention of following.
His band, Porno Para Ricardo, often writes lyrics that are critical of the communist regime.Divided governmentZimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, which has held most seats in Parliament since an election in March, managed to elect its nominee as speaker.
After taking their oaths of office, Sunni leaders asked for a break to discuss their nominee for speaker.
On Thursday, House Republicans will meet privately to choose their party's nominee for speaker.
The winner of that election will go to the full House floor as the Democratic nominee for speaker.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday easily won the support of a majority of next year's House Democrats to become the party's nominee for speaker, rebuffing attempts from a faction of rebel lawmakers who were pushing for new leadership.
Boehner faced off against Democrat Tom Poetter and Constitution Party candidate Jim Condit Jr. Boehner has served in the House of Representatives since 1991, and was chosen as the Republicans' nominee for Speaker of the House in 2010.
And, as Wong reports, maybe it is: "Boehner's nightmare could become reality if House Republicans fail to rally around their nominee for Speaker in a floor vote set for Oct. 29".
Even before Trump became the nominee, the speaker turned the House majority into a think tank on Capitol Hill, doing what he does best — churning out a GOP agenda, "Better Way," that offers policies on taxes, healthcare, poverty and other issues lawmakers can discuss with voters back home.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has officially become the Democrats' nominee for speaker, fending off a push for new blood; the final vote is Jan .3. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will lead Republicans, after losing a sizable chunk of his California delegation.
