The House Republican Conference convened this morning at 10:00 am.  After making calls last night, Rep. Jim Jordan will officially announce his bid for Speaker and seek the endorsement of the Conference.  Other candidates may also be nominated and considered. The Conference will first deal with four amendments to change conference rules, all relating to the procedure by which […]

The Senate was out of session this week and will return on Monday with votes on nominations before likely pivoting to legislative action.  The upcoming work period is five weeks long, and runs through November 17, the week before Thanksgiving; it is also the date on which the current continuing resolution (CR) funding the government […]