As U.S. Rep. Chip Roy made known his intent Thursday to become the third-ranking House Republican, former President Donald Trump released a statement of condemnation of the Austin Republican and endorsed his rival for the post.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy loses bid to replace Liz Cheney as third-ranking House Republican
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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy fell short in his bid to become the third-ranking House Republican on Friday.
House Republicans voted 134-46 in a secret ballot in support of Roy s rival, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a New Yorker, according to multiple news reports.
The leadership race came to pass after the conference ousted U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from that role for her criticism of President Donald Trump s repeated lies that the 2020 election was stolen and for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Written by Associated Press on May 14, 2021
By ALAN FRAM and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney’s unremitting combat with the former president.
Stefanik, R-N.Y., a moderate turned Trump loyalist who’s given voice to many of his false claims about election fraud, was elected as expected to the No. 3 post that Cheney, R-Wyo., held for over two years.
Backed by Trump and the House’s top two Republicans, Stefanik defeated challenger Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, by 134-46 in a secret ballot vote conducted behind closed doors. A member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Roy was a prohibitive long shot whose candidacy seemed a signal to GOP leaders that hard-right Republicans expect a robust voice moving forward.
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FILE PHOTO: Security fences, erected following the January 6th attack, are seen surrounding the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat and Republican on the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee have reached a deal to push forward with a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 storming of U.S. Capitol, the lawmakers said on Friday.
In a statement, Democratic chairman Bennie Thompson and ranking member John Katko said they would introduce legislation for consideration before the House as soon as next week to set up the investigative panel modeled after the one used to probe the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday elected Elise Stefanik to serve in their No. 3 leadership position, replacing Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud, media reports said.
Reporting by Scott Malone, Editing by Nick Zieminski