House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington
1 year, 2 months ago

House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers who had been sitting in stunned silence gasped at the declaration: The office of speaker “is hereby declared vacant.” For the first time ever, a House speaker had been voted out of the position, plunging Congress into a new degree of turmoil. “Kevin McCarthy brought this madness upon himself,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, citing how McCarthy had agreed to allow any one member to bring the motion to vacate as part of a deal with right-wing lawmakers to win the speaker’s gavel in January. “There seems to be a major political party now addicted to insurrection, rebellion, overthrow and not to governance.” As the House gathered for votes in the afternoon, Rep. Matt Gaetz, the bombastic Republican who initiated McCarthy’s ouster, sat in the chamber’s front row, ready to make his case. “Chaos is Speaker McCarthy,” Gaetz said on the floor, suggesting a series of reforms could make Washington work better.

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"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role
5 days, 5 hours ago

"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role

Salon  

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he joked with Elon Musk about taking his job after several members of the Republican delegation in the chamber floated the billionaire Tesla CEO for the role. The third attempt at funding the government beyond midnight tonight was without an agreement package to suspend the federal debt ceiling for two years, something President-elect Donald Trump …

After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times try to persuade voters to keep them on the job. “The good thing is Congress didn’t allow much to go through law,” said Rep. Ryan Zinke, a former Trump administration Cabinet secretary who is now running …

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
3 months ago

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year since Kevin McCarthy was booted from the House speaker’s office after Congress voted in a bipartisan way to prevent a federal government shutdown, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar political fate. “The vast majority support Speaker Johnson — it’s a shame that we’ve got like 10 people …

Granderson: Chaos in Congress is more dangerous than campus protests
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Granderson: Chaos in Congress is more dangerous than campus protests

LA Times  

This week Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ignored Donald Trump’s endorsement of Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker and announced plans to try to force him out. For those House Republicans who don’t hang out with white nationalists or say antisemitic things, but who have coddled Greene and the Freedom Caucus, the brewing storm looks a lot like karma. Trumpeting her …

Speaker Mike Johnson faces threat of ouster from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
9 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson faces threat of ouster from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate Friday, his leadership abruptly challenged in the middle of a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep the government open. No speaker had been removed this way until McCarthy’s dramatic ouster last fall, a swift, stunning …

‘We're wounded:’ Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to lead GOP after ‘unnecessary purging’
10 months ago

‘We're wounded:’ Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to lead GOP after ‘unnecessary purging’

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – House Republicans are divided over what to do about their internal divisions – or even whether anything’s the matter at all. “Is Donald Trump calling the shots here, Mr. Speaker?” Meet the Press host Kristen Welker asked Johnson a couple Sunday’s ago. “He’s just trying to figure out some things,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers told Raw Story Thursday. …

Kevin McCarthy hints revenge against House Republican who helped oust him
1 year, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy hints revenge against House Republican who helped oust him

Raw Story  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy in an interview with Politico released Friday hinted at the possibility of enacting vengeance on a GOP tormenter who helped end his tenure as House speaker. McCarthy replied with sarcasm when Politico asked about news that Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL, might run against Rep. Bob Good, one of eight Republicans who voted …

House GOP chooses a fourth speaker nominee in effort to break chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

House GOP chooses a fourth speaker nominee in effort to break chaos

Raw Story  

House Republicans took a vote to have Rep. Mike Johnson become the next speaker of the House of Representatives after multiple candidates tried and failed to secure the job. Johnson, who serves as vice chair of the House Republican Conference, was showered with praise by the president of the conference Rep. Elise Stefanik. The specter of formally filling the vacancy …

Will US Republicans finally elect a House speaker nominee?
1 year, 2 months ago

Will US Republicans finally elect a House speaker nominee?

Al Jazeera  

The 221-member Republican majority in the House have gathered in a closed-door session to vote on a nominee. Republicans in the United States House of Representatives are expected to choose their nominee for speaker after a three-week leadership vacuum that has paralysed the chamber, leaving it unable to vote on urgent funding for Israel and Ukraine. The 221-member Republican majority …

Expert on Congress maps out what’s next after Jim Jordan speaker fiasco
1 year, 2 months ago

Expert on Congress maps out what’s next after Jim Jordan speaker fiasco

Raw Story  

I have to admit. For a minute there, it looked like Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan had built up enough momentum over the weekend to become the next House speaker. My best guess from the very beginning of all this is that the House would have to figure out some way to do business under McHenry, either by making him speaker …

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one
1 year, 2 months ago

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. Afterward, Jordan said simply of his colleagues, “We put the question to them, they made a different decision.” The hard-charging Judiciary …

GOP’s Jordan says he’s still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP’s Jordan says he’s still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel — leaving Republicans few viable options after his hardline backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker’s powers to re-open the House. The prolonged stalemate risks keeping the House intractably shut down for the foreseeable future after the …

House speaker live updates | Jim Jordan set to try again
1 year, 2 months ago

House speaker live updates | Jim Jordan set to try again

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The House plans to return …

US House chaos continues as Jim Jordan readies for second speaker bid
1 year, 2 months ago

US House chaos continues as Jim Jordan readies for second speaker bid

Al Jazeera  

Republican Jim Jordan is set for his second bid to be elected speaker after he fell short by 17 votes in the first round vote on Tuesday. Former House Speaker McCarthy was voted out on October 3 after angering far-right members of his own party by partnering with Democrats to pass a debt ceiling bill that narrowly averted a government …

Congress chaos: The dysfunction is so bad that a Democrat just suggested George W. Bush be the next House speaker. Let that sink in.
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress chaos: The dysfunction is so bad that a Democrat just suggested George W. Bush be the next House speaker. Let that sink in.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. Obviously, I’m not a real fan of how the Iraq war went, but I would think that any reasonable Republican would be somebody that Democrats could work with.” —Rep. Brad Sherman, Oct. 16, suggesting that …

Speaker election battle: US House to vote on Tuesday
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker election battle: US House to vote on Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

The US House of Representatives, paralyzed for the past two weeks amid a leadership fight among Republicans, will vote Tuesday in its latest attempt to elect a speaker, members were told Sunday. Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio will again run to be US House speaker now that his fellow Republican Steve Scalise has withdrawn from the contest. After a tense …

House Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What’s next?
1 year, 2 months ago

House Republicans are mired in chaos after ousting McCarthy and rejecting Scalise. What’s next?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House has been without a leader for more than a week after majority Republicans threw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy and refused to rally around his No. What to know about the road ahead as House Republicans search for the next speaker: WANTED: A NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE McCarthy, R-Calif., was suddenly and unexpectedly removed as …

The 4 bizarre paths that could end the House Speaker crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

The 4 bizarre paths that could end the House Speaker crisis

Raw Story  

With House Majority Leader Steve Scalise bowing out of the contest for House speaker just a day after the Republican conference nominated him and the House still paralyzed following Rep. Kevin McCarthy being ousted, Republicans are in chaos and trying to figure out a path to a new speaker. All eyes are on House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, who was …

Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
1 year, 2 months ago

Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker’s gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet attention as the defining image of a House in turmoil. “That’s the goal,” McHenry said earlier Thursday when asked if he would put a vote for speaker on the House floor. …

Top Republican prospect withdraws from House speaker race as GOP descends into chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

Top Republican prospect withdraws from House speaker race as GOP descends into chaos

Raw Story  

Just a day after being nominated for House Speaker by the Republican Party, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has withdrawn his name from consideration, leaving the GOP's path forward to elect House leadership uncertain, CNN reported on Thursday. "House Republicans met behind closed-doors for more than two hours Thursday afternoon, where the Majority leader urged his detractors to explain their …

'We might never elect a speaker': Republican House in complete disarray after meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

'We might never elect a speaker': Republican House in complete disarray after meeting

Raw Story  

Republicans emerged from the House conference meeting on Thursday afternoon in complete disarray. Republicans in the room told Punchbowl News that Rep. Steve Scalise repeatedly refused to answer questions from at least three colleagues about his "plan." Rep. Dan Bishop told a far-right activist that Jim Jordan is the only Republican who could reach the 217 votes necessary, The Messenger's …

Steve Scalise's woes may be 'way worse' than Kevin McCarthy's: report
1 year, 2 months ago

Steve Scalise's woes may be 'way worse' than Kevin McCarthy's: report

Raw Story  

Rep. Steve Scalise is having trouble cobbling together enough votes to become speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reports that his speakership bid is facing serious headwinds. In fact, Sherman writes that Scalise's problems with his own caucus may be "way worse" than McCarthy's were when the California Republican was forced to sit …

Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl
1 year, 2 months ago

Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming the House speaker might require a brawl

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals ballpark in the fall of 2017, a breathtaking comeback for the Republican congressman who just months earlier was fighting for his life after a gunman had opened fire on lawmakers at their own charity baseball game practice. An “American …

House speaker debacle holds promise for democracy: The Jeffries Compromise
1 year, 2 months ago

House speaker debacle holds promise for democracy: The Jeffries Compromise

Salon  

Hours before Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ousting as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House minority leader, wrote a Washington Post opinion piece lamenting that no Republicans were willing to work across the aisle to ensure Congress’s ability to govern. Third, a Speaker Jeffries would involve the aligned Republicans in developing powerful “consensus” legislation with broad …

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker

NPR  

Consensus remains elusive as Republicans try to elect a House speaker Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images A week after Kevin McCarthy's unprecedented ouster, Republicans are slated to begin the process of choosing his replacement as speaker of the House on Wednesday. Sponsor Message "We're voting for two things at once: We're voting for a …

House Of Representatives At Standstill As Leaderless Republicans Mull Speaker Options
1 year, 2 months ago

House Of Representatives At Standstill As Leaderless Republicans Mull Speaker Options

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Republicans met Tuesday evening to hear from the two candidates to be the next speaker of the House, but afterward, it appeared doubtful either could win the near-unanimous Republican support needed to get the gavel. One potential deciding factor may be House Republicans’ appetite to take the White House back to the brink of, or …

After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely. Several lawmakers, including Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who engineered McCarthy’s ouster said they would be willing to support either Scalise or Jordan. “I …

As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader
1 year, 2 months ago

As Republicans split over who will be House speaker, McCarthy positions himself as a de facto leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House speaker, leaving an unprecedented power vacuum in Congress and severely limiting America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel — or any number of other problems at home and abroad. “They are seeing a dysfunctional democracy.” Republicans are planning to vote as soon as …

A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they’re facing from fellow Republicans
1 year, 2 months ago

A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they’re facing from fellow Republicans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For Republicans, it’s a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Despite former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio on Friday, it’s not at all certain that any of the GOP candidates will be able to round up enough votes — 218, if all lawmakers are present …

DC Edit | Speaker ousted, US House chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Speaker ousted, US House chaos

Deccan Chronicle  

‘Revenge’ time in US politics continues like sequels of a horror movie. This is a historic first for the US as Republicans took revenge on him for saving the government from a spending authorisation deadline with a group of eight hard right legislators voting with the Democrats to oust a legislator they had named a “feature of the swamp” in …

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key districts and painstakingly building political relationships as he worked his way toward becoming speaker of the House. “Nobody can raise money like him,” said Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. “And no matter who is the next speaker of the …

Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?
1 year, 2 months ago

Explained | What are the implications of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. House of Representatives Speaker, Republican Kevin McCarthy, has been ousted from his senior position in the lower chamber of Congress by hardliners within his party. Perhaps sensing his positional weakness, Florida Republican and Trump supporter Matt Gaetz relied on a “rarely used procedural tool known as a motion to vacate” to abruptly end Mr. …

Kevin McCarthy is out as US House speaker. What’s next?
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy is out as US House speaker. What’s next?

Al Jazeera  

California congressman from California becomes first speaker of the US House of Representatives to be voted out. It took 15 rounds of voting for the US House of Representatives to elect Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy as its leader in January. Nine months later, McCarthy’s tenuous leadership came crashing down this week, as he became the first speaker of the House …

‘Dysfunctional’: Speaker debacle plunges US politics into uncertainty
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Dysfunctional’: Speaker debacle plunges US politics into uncertainty

Al Jazeera  

As Republicans deliberate to choose a new leader to succeed McCarthy, experts say next speaker will not have it easy. And obviously, that creates a really chaotic environment where the House can’t consider bills,” said Rachel Blum, a professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma. “I can’t see the next Republican speaker stepping into that role and taking …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House speaker by Trump supporters – US politics explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House speaker by Trump supporters – US politics explained

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of …

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. “They don’t get to say they’re conservative because they’re angry and they’re chaotic,” McCarthy said. I mean we were getting e-mail fundraisers as he’s doing it.” Gaetz said McCarthy didn’t follow through on many of the commitments he made to win the …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker of US House: What comes next?
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as Speaker of US House: What comes next?

Firstpost  

A resolution — titled a motion to vacate — from Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, passed on Tuesday with the support of eight Republicans and all the Democrats present and voting. The vote made Kevin McCarthy the first Speaker in American history to be removed from office He smiled through the embarrassing defeat on the floor and continued to blame Democrats …

Interim GOP Speaker evicts Pelosi from her Capitol Hill office: report
1 year, 2 months ago

Interim GOP Speaker evicts Pelosi from her Capitol Hill office: report

Raw Story  

Following the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants, House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry, is now serving as interim speaker ahead of a vote on a permanent replacement. One of McHenry's first acts in this temporary role was to evict former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from a "hideaway" office she uses …

The far right wants Trump to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

The far right wants Trump to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker

Raw Story  

With Rep. Kevin McCarthy becoming the first House Speaker in U.S. history to be voted out by a resolution of Congress, the House must select a new Speaker to be able to return to regular business. "Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, and even the far-right cable network Newsmax all floated the idea of Trump taking over …

Kevin McCarthy is the first house speaker in US history to be ousted. Here's why Republicans turned on him
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy is the first house speaker in US history to be ousted. Here's why Republicans turned on him

ABC  

For the first time in American history, members of congress have voted to dump the speaker in the House of Representatives. Kevin McCarthy was removed from the powerful position — and his party's leadership — after Democrats sided with breakaway Republicans in an extraordinary house vote. McCarthy's chief antagonist on the Republican side of the house, Matt Gaetz, followed through …

Historic ouster: Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed in unprecedented showdown, throwing US House into chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

Historic ouster: Speaker Kevin McCarthy removed in unprecedented showdown, throwing US House into chaos

India TV News  

In an unprecedented turn of events, Speaker Kevin McCarthy was removed from his position, marking the first such ouster in US history. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, McCarthy's chief rival, instigated the vote on the "motion to vacate," uniting conservative Republican critics of the speaker along with many Democrats who deemed him unfit for leadership. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., a …

Who is behind Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as US House Speaker?
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is behind Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as US House Speaker?

Al Jazeera  

Eight GOP members of Congress teamed up with Democrats to push the Republican speaker out of office. Republican Kevin McCarthy was unseated on Tuesday as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, brought down by hardliners within his own party. Gaetz, a leader of the hard right of the Republican Party, has been at the forefront of echoing former …

Divided Republicans seek to unite behind new leader after McCarthy unseated
1 year, 2 months ago

Divided Republicans seek to unite behind new leader after McCarthy unseated

Al Jazeera  

The House will try to elect a speaker as soon as next week as Republicans line up for their chance at the gavel. The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as United States House of Representatives speaker on Tuesday has left the chamber adrift, as Republicans struggle to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and potentially prolonged …

What next after US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy removed?
1 year, 2 months ago

What next after US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy removed?

Al Jazeera  

The US House will need to vote for a new speaker after an unprecedented vote removed Republican Kevin McCarthy. Democrats sided with right-wing Republicans on Tuesday to vote out the Republican’s Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, an unprecedent move in US political history which comes amid a bitter divide inside the Republican party. Immediately following Tuesday’s 216-210 vote, …

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives is entering uncharted territory after a far-right effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded thanks to support from Democrats. Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, now the acting speaker, declared the House in recess until both parties can decide on a path forward. McCarthy turned over that private list to the House …

Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote

The Hindu  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job on October 3 in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. Mr. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion to vacate,” drawing together more …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker, a first in US history
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker, a first in US history

Hindustan Times  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, orchestrated the rare vote on the obscure “motion to vacate,” and pushed ahead swiftly into …

Kevin McCarthy Is Chaotically Ousted as Speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Is Chaotically Ousted as Speaker

Slate  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been officially voted out of his speakership, going down in a 216-to-210 vote Tuesday afternoon. To quote the New York Times: “ ‘I think there’s plenty of people who can step up and do the job,’ said Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee, one of the rebels who voted to push Mr. McCarthy out, adding that …

Republican Matt Gaetz files motion to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 2 months ago

Republican Matt Gaetz files motion to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Al Jazeera  

Hardline Florida congressman says speaker no longer has his support after pushing through stopgap spending measure at the weekend. A hard right lawmaker in the United States has launched a bid to remove House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the most serious showdown yet within the Republican party as it battles to contain firebrand supporters of ex-president Donald Trump. …

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