Patrick McHenry

Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) is expected to file a motion Tuesday to make Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) permanent speaker pro tem and extend his powers, as Rep.

Some lawmakers across both parties are warming to a stopgap plan that would empower the speaker pro tempore if the GOP is unable to elect a leader on its ...

The House's temporary speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry, has seen a surge in his chances of getting the post on a more permanent basis, with one betting market ...

Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, plans to file a motion Wednesday to elect Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., as the permanent temporary House speaker, empowering him to ...

The increasing opposition to Jim Jordan's hardline candidacy is fueling new calls for a stopgap maneuver to get the House operational again.

A movement to temporarily empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry is gaining momentum two weeks into the House of Representatives' turmoil without a leader.

Several lawmakers were discussing granting Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican acting as temporary speaker, the power to run the House until a ...

North Carolina congressman has been leading House since Kevin McCarthy's ousting, and some want him to stay in role.

The bowtie-wearing Republican has a far better reputation than Jim Jordan among House Democrats, who say he is "reasonable" and "a listener"

The idea of empowering acting Speaker Patrick McHenry to temporarily move legislation is gaining traction in the Democratic Caucus. Maine Rep. Jared Golden is ...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday signaled they would be open to expanding the powers of Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as Speaker pro tempore to end the chaos ...

A chair sits vacant at the heart of American politics. There's been a lot of tumult, people with varying agendas weighing in from every corner, ...

Jim Jordan lost the second ballot to become speaker of the House making giving Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the speaker pro tempore, more powers more ...

WASHINGTON—Republicans weighed a temporary fix that would give current caretaker speaker Patrick McHenry more powers to run the House of Representatives, ...

McHenry has been been interested in crypto and other financial technologies.

Also somewhat unusually for a House Republican, his webpage has positive remarks about environmental protection. His webpage even has an environmental tab: “ ...

The 18-year House veteran is seen as the “adult in the room” compared to other GOP hard-liners. But it wasn't always that way.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will back a plan to temporarily empower interim speaker Patrick McHenry, R-N.C.

The plan to temporarily empower McHenry to oversee the passage of legislation might not have enough votes, one source cautioned.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will back a resolution to empower Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) as he continues to work to shore up support for his ...

All total, 22 Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan on the second ballot.

Jordan is expected to soon tell his GOP colleagues that he won't hold a third vote and instead will throw his weight behind expanding powers for the Speaker ...

Jordan lost the second round of votes Wednesday when 22 Republicans voted against him. ABCNews.com. Jordan is expected to soon ...

The fight over the next leader of the House has cast the spotlight on a long-time Republican member.