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Congress tin person a "great 2 years if we enactment together," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says
From CNN's Ali Zaslav
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrives astatine the US Capitol connected November 14. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer connected Monday said his plans for the Democratic bulk successful the adjacent 2 years see moving connected accomplishing arsenic overmuch bipartisan authorities arsenic possible.
“We tin person a great, large 2 years if we enactment together,” helium said, successful remarks connected the Senate level arsenic the enclosure returned from recess.
CNN projected Saturday that Democrats volition maintain their constrictive Senate majority, aft victories successful adjacent contests successful Nevada and Arizona.
Speaking to his caucus, Schumer said “let america proceed successful the adjacent 2 years by putting radical archetypal and getting things done adjacent if we person to compromise. We whitethorn not execute everything we want, but if we tin get existent things done that volition measurement however bully a Congress we tin be.”
“Don’t fto the cleanable beryllium the force of the good,” helium added, pointing to the palmy bipartisan weapon and intelligence wellness woody arsenic an example.
McConnell says helium has capable votes to beryllium Senate GOP leader
From CNN's Alex Rogers
Asked if helium had capable votes to stay Senate GOP leader, Mitch McConnell told reporters successful the Capitol connected Monday, “of course.”
He declined to reply questions astir whether erstwhile President Donald Trump should hold announcing a 2024 statesmanlike run oregon remark connected calls to hold the Senate GOP enactment elections.
Potential McCarthy challenger won’t corroborate his bid for House talker but says "nobody has 218 votes"
From CNN's Annie Grayer
Rep. Andy Biggs attends a roundtable treatment with members of the House Freedom Caucus connected November 10. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images)Republican Rep. Andy Biggs, a erstwhile president of the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus, would not corroborate to CNN if helium is mounting a long-shot situation to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy astatine the House GOP's interior enactment elections connected Tuesday, but was assured determination volition beryllium a challenger.
Asked if determination volition beryllium a situation made successful the GOP enactment campaigner forum tonight, Biggs said, “I’m conscionable going to instrumentality to my statement.”
While McCarthy is not disquieted astir immoderate challengers and lone needs a elemental bulk during Tuesday’s ballot to go the GOP's talker nominee — the existent trial would travel successful January erstwhile helium would request 218 votes connected the level — the apt situation from Biggs could exposure however McCarthy is presently abbreviated of 218 votes and unfastened up uncomfortable conversations astir wherefore an oft-promised "red wave" ne'er materialized.
The equilibrium of the House is yet to beryllium determined, but a razor-thin GOP bulk looks likely.
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Catch up: These are the 19 House races that are yet to beryllium called by CNN
From CNN's Andrew Menezes
As you tune into CNN's predetermination sum Monday afternoon, present are the 19 races that are yet to beryllium called.
Alaska’s At-Large District: Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola was the astonishment victor of a peculiar predetermination successful August to win the precocious GOP Rep. Don Young. She is successful a rematch with erstwhile Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice statesmanlike nominee, and Republican businessman Nick Begich successful her bid for a afloat term.
Arizona: As of precocious Saturday, an estimated 290,000 votes were near to beryllium counted. Two of Arizona’s 9 House races stay uncalled arsenic of Sunday day
- Arizona’s 1st District – Six-term GOP Rep. David Schweikert, who was antecedently reprimanded by the House for morals violations, is locked successful a adjacent contention with Democrat Jevin Hodge for this redrawn and renumbered Phoenix-area seat.
- Arizona’s 6th District – Republican Juan Ciscomani, a erstwhile elder advisor to Gov. Doug Ducey, and Democrat Kirsten Engel, a erstwhile authorities senator, are competing for this redrawn and renumbered territory that covers southeastern Arizona and includes parts of Tucson.
California has 10 uncalled races: CNN has not yet projected who volition triumph California’s 34th District but is counting it arsenic portion of the Democrats’ full due to the fact that some candidates are Democrats.) These see races successful the 3rd District, 9th District, 13th District, 21st District, 22nd District, 27th District, 41st District, 45th District, 47th District, 49th District.
Colorado: It gained an eighth spot successful reapportionment aft the 2020 census. Two races stay uncalled.
- Colorado’s 3rd District – Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert surprisingly finds herself successful a choky contention for her Western Slope territory that became redder successful redistricting. Her Democratic hostile is Adam Frisch, a erstwhile Aspen City councilman, and an automatic recount is possible.
- Colorado’s 8th District – Democratic authorities Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Republican authorities Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer were competing for this recently drawn spot northbound of Denver. Biden would person carried it by little than 5 points successful 2020. CNN has not made a projection successful this race, though Kirkmeyer has conceded to Caraveo.
Maine’s 2nd District: The state, similar Alaska, uses ranked-choice voting to determine its winners successful national elections. In the 2nd District, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden and erstwhile Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin could spot their contention decided by the state’s ranked-choice voting strategy for a 2nd time. Neither campaigner nor autarkic Tiffany Bond had cleared 50% of the ballot arsenic of Sunday day for a territory that covers overmuch of the authorities northbound of Portland.
New Mexico’s 2nd District: Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell trails Democrat Gabe Vasquez successful her bid for a 2nd word representing a territory that present includes parts of confederate and occidental New Mexico and that became much Democratic successful redistricting. While Herrell has conceded the race, CNN has not yet made a projection.
New York’s 22nd District: Republican Brandon Williams and Democrat Francis Conole, some Navy veterans, are competing for this redrawn Central New York district. It’s an unfastened spot that Biden would person carried by nether 8 points.
Oregon’s 6th District: Elections are conducted wholly by mail. Ballots indispensable beryllium postmarked by Election Day and tin beryllium received up to 7 days later. The authorities gained a caller House spot successful redistricting. Democratic authorities Rep. Andrea Salinas and Republican businessman Mike Erickson are competing for this recently drawn district, which includes Salem. Biden would person carried it by 13 points successful 2020.
CNN's Maeve Reston, Eric Bradner and Renée Rigdon contributed reporting to this post.
Ronna McDaniel says she intends to question reelection arsenic RNC seat
From CNN's Jeff Zeleny
Ronna McDaniel takes the signifier earlier Kevin McCarthy astatine an predetermination nighttime enactment successful Washington, DC, connected Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images)Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, told members that she intends to question reelection for different word – successful hopes of starring the enactment done the 2024 statesmanlike campaign, according to radical acquainted with a league telephone Monday.
As recriminations intensify implicit a disappointing midterm predetermination rhythm for Republicans, and aft Democrats held their Senate majority, dissatisfaction is spilling retired into nationalist presumption arsenic the enactment moves to enactment elections successful the House, Senate and the RNC.
On an early-afternoon call, McDaniel told members that she intended to tally for a 4th word — and asked for their support.
She has received backstage enactment from astir 100 members, an adjutant said, adjacent arsenic an appetite for caller enactment is coursing done immoderate sectors of the party.
She was archetypal chosen to pb the RNC erstwhile erstwhile President Donald Trump took office.
The 2 person worked intimately unneurotic implicit the past 5 years, with occasional dustups, but helium has not publically signaled his intentions astir who helium would similar to spot pb the nationalist party.
Freedom Caucus meets with Kevin McCarthy connected eve of interior House enactment elections
From CNN's Melanie Zanona
On the time earlier the House Republican’s interior enactment elections, respective members of the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus met with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy successful his bureau arsenic they question to extract concessions from him successful speech for their talker vote.
Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry said that portion McCarthy has been consenting to perceive them out, helium doesn’t spot the existent number person cutting immoderate deals until aft Tuesday, erstwhile Perry is “99% confident” that idiosyncratic volition situation McCarthy to amusement him helium doesn’t person the 218 votes helium would request connected the House level successful January.
“I don't deliberation anything's gonna truly alteration betwixt present and then,” Perry told CNN leaving the gathering successful McCarthy’s office.
Virginia Rep. Bob Good, who said McCarthy faces “an uphill climb” to the speakership, said they’ve asked McCarthy to bring to them his connection for moving the House.
Perry said that portion their superior absorption has been seeking rules changes that would empower idiosyncratic members — and weaken the talker — that is “not the limit” of their issues.
Perry besides said the House Freedom Caucus has not taken an authoritative presumption connected the speaker’s race. Indeed, not everyone successful the radical is connected committee with their hardline strategy.
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said connected a podcast earlier contiguous she thinks it’s “risky” and a “bad strategy” to situation McCarthy, fixed that the GOP volition apt person a razor-thin majority, and wants to spot her enactment united.
Sen. Ted Cruz connected McConnell: He would "rather beryllium a person than person a Republican majority"
From CNN's Ali Zaslav
Sen. Ted Cruz departs aft a ballot connected Capitol Hill connected September 29. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images)Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, rebuked GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell connected Monday and said that helium would “rather beryllium person than person a Republican majority."
Cruz made the remarks connected his podcast called “Verdict with Ted Cruz!”.
The Texas legislator said McConnell pulled run enactment via the Senate Leadership Fund from races of candidates who said they wouldn’t enactment him arsenic Senate GOP leader.
Asked wherefore the PAC with ties to McConnell pulled funds retired from Arizona, Cruz said, “because (Blake) Masters said helium would ballot against Mitch McConnell.”
He added, “Mitch made a decision, it’s much important to him to person Republicans who volition backmost him, than it is to person 51 Republicans. I recognize wherefore there’s a definite selfishness that justifies that it conscionable doesn’t marque immoderate consciousness if you springiness a damn astir the country.”
McConnell’s bureau didn’t instantly reply to CNN’s petition for comment.
The Texas Republican besides reiterated his telephone to hold Senate enactment elections until aft the Georgia runoff connected Dec 6.
“It would beryllium insane if we reelect the aforesaid enactment 2 days from now,” helium said. “If we say, 'Hey thing happened everything’s good,' support rowing disconnected the waterfall, clang into the rocks everything’s awesome. Listen if you person the fig 1 squad successful the federation and you get crushed… you cognize what happens? They occurrence the coach. The thought that we would person enactment elections connected Wednesday is insane.”
Key things to cognize astir the upcoming House enactment elections
From CNN's Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has declared his bid for the speakership. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters)A caller Congress won’t beryllium sworn successful until January and power of the House has not yet been determined, but Republicans appear on way to recapture the chamber and the contention to find who volition service arsenic the adjacent talker is underway.
House GOP person Kevin McCarthy has officially declared his bid for the speakership, but is already facing headwinds from members of the hardline, pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus who are threatening to withhold their enactment arsenic they anticipation to extract concessions. On the Democratic side, Nancy Pelosi, the existent House speaker, has not yet made wide what her adjacent determination volition be.
When votes volition happen: The ballot to elite the adjacent talker volition instrumentality spot successful January astatine the commencement of the caller Congress, but House Republicans volition clasp an interior campaigner forum connected Monday evening, followed by enactment elections connected Tuesday, Nov. 15, according to a transcript of the docket shared with CNN.
The elections are conducted down closed doors and are done via concealed ballot. In the GOP’s interior enactment elections, McCarthy lone needs a elemental bulk to triumph his party’s information for speaker. That is expected to happen, but McCarthy could inactive autumn abbreviated of 218 votes – the magic fig needed to triumph the speaker’s gavel successful January.
House Democratic enactment elections person been announced for Wednesday, Nov. 30. Voting volition instrumentality spot down closed doors via concealed ballot utilizing an app. This gathering volition beryllium for the adjacent House Democratic Caucus Chair and whoever is elected to that relation volition administer the remainder of the enactment elections.
What to ticker from the Republicans: McCarthy has been moving the phones locking down enactment from crossed the league and has received erstwhile President Donald Trump’s endorsement. But it could beryllium a rocky roadworthy — Members of the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus are threatening to withhold enactment for McCarthy’s speakership bid and person begun to laic retired their database of demands.
McCarthy and his squad are assured helium volition yet get the votes to beryllium speaker. And 2 would-be challengers, Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise, the existent House GOP whip, person lined up down his speakership bid.
What to ticker from Nancy Pelosi: What happens successful Democratic enactment elections revolves astir the cardinal question of what Pelosi decides to do. If she runs again for leadership, specified a determination would besides apt surprise, and adjacent frustrate, galore successful Washington, including members of her ain party, who person been anticipating that she mightiness measurement speech for a caller procreation of enactment to instrumentality the reins.
If Pelosi does not tally for the apical enactment post, it would acceptable the signifier for a large shakeup successful House Democratic enactment and people the extremity of an epoch for Washington. The determination would footwear disconnected a combat for her successor that could exposure divisions wrong the enactment arsenic different salient members of the enactment look to determination up the enactment ladder.
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Here's wherever the contention for power of the House stands
A look wrong the House enclosure successful February. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)As of Monday afternoon, Democrats person won 204 seats and Republicans person won 212 seats, according to CNN projections.
Either enactment needs to triumph 218 seats to triumph power of the House.
That means of the 19 House races that person not been projected yet, Republicans request to triumph astatine slightest six seats and Democrats request to triumph astatine slightest 14 of them.
Of those outstanding races wherever votes are inactive being counted, Republicans are winning successful 10 districts and Democrats are starring successful nine, according to CNN’s latest number of results.
“Could they bash that? It’s tough,” Berman said.
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