Republican McCarthy elected as house speaker; party to pass bill bolstering Internal Revenue Service
1 year, 11 months ago

Republican McCarthy elected as house speaker; party to pass bill bolstering Internal Revenue Service

India Today  

Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part. Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his first test late Monday as the Republicans approved their rules package for governing House operations, typically a routine step on Day One that stretched into the second week of the new majority. It’s the start of a new era of potentially crisis governing, House Republicans lurching from one standoff to the next, that shows the challenges McCarthy confronts in leading a rebellious majority as well as the limits of President Joe Biden’s remaining agenda on Capitol Hill. “Having the disruption now really built the trust with one another and learned how to work together.” As McCarthy gaveled open the House on Monday as the new speaker, the Republicans launched debate on the Rules package, a hard-fought 55-page document that McCarthy negotiated with conservative holdouts to win over their votes to make him House speaker. Rather, he said, it’s a “ransom note from far right.” THIS IS NO WAY TO GOVERN Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., focused his criticism on the GOP’s so-called Holman Rule, which would allow Congress to rescind the pay of individual federal employees: “This is no way to govern.” McCarthy commands a slim 222-seat Republican majority, which means on any given vote he can only lose four GOP detractors or the legislation will fail, if all Democrats are opposed.

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'They're horrible humans': GOP House members still bitter over Gaetz-led McCarthy ouster
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'They're horrible humans': GOP House members still bitter over Gaetz-led McCarthy ouster

Raw Story  

With the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hitting its one year anniversary on Thursday, some House Republicans are still fuming over what one called "the single stupidest thing I have ever seen." Speaking about the successful move to dump McCarthy led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick recalled, "They took an entire branch of government offline for …

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 …

House Republican leaders expected to bypass GOP opposition by relying heavily on Democrats to keep government open
3 months ago

House Republican leaders expected to bypass GOP opposition by relying heavily on Democrats to keep government open

CNN  

Washington CNN — House Republicans are expected to bypass mounting GOP opposition to a spending bill to keep the government running into December by using a procedural floor move that would rely heavily on Democrats to pass the legislation and avoid a government shutdown. That was my hope with a Republican majority, but we are going to finish the Republican …

Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy
7 months, 1 week ago

Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. In a fundraising pitch, an election group that works to expand the House Freedom Caucus said that McCarthy “and his establishment allies” were dumping millions of dollars into the race to defeat Good. …

Column: Kevin McCarthy wants vengeance. Now he’s free to pursue it
8 months ago

Column: Kevin McCarthy wants vengeance. Now he’s free to pursue it

LA Times  

Former Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy became the first House leader in history to be voted out of his position. “That’s why he is no longer speaker.” McCarthy is a political animal down to his marrow and the speakership is a job he coveted much of his career. He was self-deprecating, offering to field students’ questions for as long as they …

'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Getting rid of McCarthy has turned into an unmitigated disaster': GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Thomas Massie thinks that dumping former Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker was a major own goal by House Republicans. Writing on Twitter, Massie lamented the current state of the GOP agenda under Speaker Mike Johnson, who this week oversaw a failed push to impeach Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a standalone bill to send emergency military …

California holds the key to GOP power in the House. McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder
1 year ago

California holds the key to GOP power in the House. McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder

LA Times  

With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections. The CLF and AAN raised a combined total of $16 million in the first 10 days of Johnson’s speakership.. Crenshaw said that major GOP …

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet
1 year ago

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Retiring Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted former House speaker, said he is endorsing Donald Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet if the GOP front-runner were to win back the White House. McCarthy had a rocky relationship with the former president, notably when he declined to publicly support Trump’s bid for a second term, …

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement
1 year ago

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer, complicating future votes and magnifying the ability of individual lawmakers to force concessions. It’s just that simple,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. “You have to have perfect attendance, which is hard to get. “But I wouldn’t want to overstate the impact.” …

Kevin McCarthy announces he's leaving Congress
1 year ago

Kevin McCarthy announces he's leaving Congress

Raw Story  

Just weeks after his historically short term as speaker ended, Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced on Wednesday that he will be leaving Congress at the end of the year. In an editorial published by the Wall Street Journal, McCarthy said that he would be stepping down from Congress "to serve America in new ways." McCarthy lasted less than a year as …

Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year
1 year ago

Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year

LA Times  

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will not seek another term in Congress, ending a tumultuous two-decade career in public office that was marked by a swift ascent and descent in Washington GOP leadership. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, McCarthy lauded his record: serving as his party’s whip, majority leader and speaker and diversifying the House GOP conference. Senate Minority …

McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned
1 year ago

McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have envisioned when the party took control. Yeah, sure,” said Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, among the New Yorkers who led the ouster of Santos. “But when you’re actually governing in a democratic republic, it can be messy.” In many ways, Santos is a product and …

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 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 …

'Tipping point': GOPers reportedly admit it's time to work with Dems on House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

'Tipping point': GOPers reportedly admit it's time to work with Dems on House speaker

Raw Story  

While Republicans have spent decades campaigning against Democrats for power and control, on Thursday some are reportedly confessing that they need Democrats to fix the problem that is the fringe of their party. Columnist Bill Kristol, who founded The Bulwark, posted on social media, "for what it's worth, this afternoon I've gotten a few calls and texts along the lines …

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 …

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 was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The day before he was ousted, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was doing what he loved — stopping to greet tourists at the Capitol, gushing about the beauty of the place and its history at the center of American democracy. “Without a speaker, you have real risk.” For McCarthy, it’s the end of the arc of his political career, …

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House adrift as Republicans struggle to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and potentially prolonged process of uniting around a new leader. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it a “dangerous situation.” At the White House, President Joe Biden said the American …

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 …

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 …

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Tuesday. McCarthy’s firing by the House on Tuesday after only nine months, instigated by a mutiny from within his Republican majority, isn’t just the story of a single man’s political downfall. Instead McCarthy’s fall is a karmic consequence of the fact that he and …

US: Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote
1 year, 2 months ago

US: Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote

India Today  

A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. Representative Nancy Mace told reporters she voted to remove McCarthy as speaker because he broke promises to her on improving access to birth control and supporting …

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy played with MAGA fire — and got burned
1 year, 2 months ago

Editorial: Kevin McCarthy played with MAGA fire — and got burned

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as speaker of the House on Oct. 3, 2023. It’s difficult to summon much sympathy for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who lost his dream job Tuesday when eight Republican dissidents turned on him. McCarthy didn’t help himself over the weekend when he said Democrats were the ones “willing …

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 …

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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. Stillness fell as the presiding officer gaveled the vote closed, 216-210, saying the office of the speaker “is hereby declared vacant.” …

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. …

Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker in historic vote

CBS News  

Kevin McCarthy says he won't run for House speaker again McCarthy says he won't run for speaker again McCarthy says he won't run for speaker again Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his leadership position in a historic vote on Tuesday after a far-right revolt over his reliance on Democrats to pass funding to avert a government …

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is no longer speaker of the House, following a revolt led by Rep. Matt Gaetz. So, too, do those nihilist Republicans led by McCarthy’s archnemesis, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who gleefully filed the resolution to vacate the speakership, as the process is known. Let’s see how we can bridge the differences between different groups in our party.’” …

The House GOP Is a Failed State
1 year, 2 months ago

The House GOP Is a Failed State

Politico  

At the start, his speakership was effectively an optical illusion. The politics of contempt so skillfully exploited by Donald Trump is turned inward on hapless would-be leaders like McCarthy with no less ferocity than it is turned outward on liberals and the media. McCarthy didn’t draw interest in his political dramas in the fashion of John Boehner, whose chain-smoking and …

Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker in unprecedented vote
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker in unprecedented vote

Al Jazeera  

Republican speaker fails to face down a challenge from a small faction of right-wing conservatives. “Speaker McCarthy has failed to take a stand where it matters,” far-right Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, who launched the effort to remove McCarthy, said in a social media post before the vote. “So if he won’t, I will.” The unprecedented vote underscores growing turmoil in …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker, throwing Washington into chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker, throwing Washington into chaos

LA Times  

Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became the first speaker of the House in history to be ousted by a vote of the chamber, leaving Washington in chaos and dealing a potentially fatal blow to the Bakersfield Republican’s political career. Rep. Don Bacon called for the GOP to kick Gaetz out of the conference, calling McCarthy’s removal “a vote for chaos.” “It …

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos
1 year, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker — Far-right coup leads to Capitol chaos

Salon  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California has been removed as speaker of the House of Representatives after his colleagues voted 216-210 in favor of a motion to vacate the speakership. The speaker's downfall follows months worth of tensions between a handful of members on the far-right flank of the House Republican caucus and more moderate members, who overwhelmingly backed McCarthy. Gaetz, …

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in trouble despite US avoiding shutdown

Firstpost  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is being targeted by members of the far-right caucus who have been d have been demanding deep spending cuts to government and no money for Ukraine. As Sky News’ James Matthews explained, “Kevin McCarthy has not been able to take anything forward with the support of the Republicans alone, so at the last minute he has …

Gaetz launches effort to bring down McCarthy, but removing the House speaker is no easy task
1 year, 2 months ago

Gaetz launches effort to bring down McCarthy, but removing the House speaker is no easy task

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, and eventually gave up, his first attempt at the speakership. “It is becoming increasingly clear who the speaker of the House already works for and it’s not the Republican Conference,” Gaetz …

Top US House Republican McCarthy vows to survive threat for avoiding shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Top US House Republican McCarthy vows to survive threat for avoiding shutdown

Live Mint  

Top US House Republican Kevin McCarthy expected to survive a threat to his speakership after a hardline critic within his party called for his ouster following the passage of a stopgap government funding bill that drew more support from Democrats than Republicans, he said on Saturday. Speaking to multiple US media outlets, Harline Republican Representative Matt Gaetz said he could …

US Congress passes bill to fund govt for 45 days, averts shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

US Congress passes bill to fund govt for 45 days, averts shutdown

Live Mint  

The US House has passed a stopgap funding bill to fund the government for the next 45 days, averting the shutdown, according to media reports. Kevin McCarthy, the top US House Republican could face an untimely end to his role as speaker if party hardliners oust him, for averting a costly government shutdown on Saturday with a stopgap bill that …

Could US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lose his job?
1 year, 2 months ago

Could US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lose his job?

Al Jazeera  

Hardline Republicans are threatening to oust their own party’s speaker — using a rule McCarthy himself introduced. It was a moment of victory for United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy that has also left the veteran Republican’s job at risk. In a Sunday post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, McCarthy said: “I just …

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