Rep. Virginia Foxx will lead the Rules Committee, the House GOP confirmed Tuesday, giving the conservative North Carolinian significant sway over what bills come to the House floor over the next two years. She currently is the only woman leading a House committee in the new Congress.
Foxx, one of several contenders vying for the position, was tapped by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and ratified this morning by the full Republican conference. She’ll succeed retired Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) in a position that has taken on added importance with GOP holding a narrow majority and Johnson needing to write legislation ...