Days after multiple lawmakers – including Congressmen Michael Guest and Trent Kelly – warned us that Jim Jordan might not have enough votes to win the speakership, Republicans have voted to drop the Ohio congressman as their nominee. During a closed-door meeting on Friday, House Republicans voted for Jordan to.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) has agreed to helm the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for a second consecutive election cycle, cementing his relatively new status as a prominent party leader.
County Executive Steuart Pittman gained ground on County Council member Jessica Haire in the Anne Arundel County executive race Friday after the first canvass of mail-in ballots showed the Democratic incumbent received twice as many votes from the first 11,200 votes counted.