‘This is chaos’: What it’s like to be a brand-new L.A. representative amid the McCarthy speaker madness
1 year, 11 months ago

‘This is chaos’: What it’s like to be a brand-new L.A. representative amid the McCarthy speaker madness

LA Times  

“We have our bags of popcorn, and we are watching,” Rep.-elect Sydney Kamlager-Dove of Los Angeles said in an interview hours before the House was set to hold its 12th vote for House speaker. “And I responded, ‘I didn’t know this was what I was getting into.’” Kamlager-Dove’s office was largely undecorated. “Having them see and understand what I do is really important, and none of that was availed to them because of this.” Kamlager-Dove’s staff is feeling the pinch, too. Obviously, there’s no trust with the Republicans, and how can Democrats trust someone who’s giving away every single thing that is important to how the House governs and rules?” “People seem less inclined to do the work that is required to make government run and more inclined to show their egos,” she lamented.

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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
2 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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. …

‘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. …

From Bakersfield to speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthy’s D.C. career in photos
11 months, 3 weeks ago

From Bakersfield to speaker of the House: Kevin McCarthy’s D.C. career in photos

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s last day in Congress was Sunday. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on March 11, 2021, in Washington, D.C., about the situation at the U.S. southern border. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy leaves a news conference with two unidentified people Nov. 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C. House Minority Leader Kevin …

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 …

McCarthy’s constituents ‘don’t blame him,’ but worry about losing their voice in Congress
1 year ago

McCarthy’s constituents ‘don’t blame him,’ but worry about losing their voice in Congress

LA Times  

“Who knows what’s gonna happen next?” says Billie Jo Medders, who has known McCarthy since he was a child and worked with him at his predecessor’s office. “And then he came into our office,” said Medders, who worked for three decades for then-Rep. Bill Thomas, McCarthy’s predecessor in Congress. Who knows what’s gonna happen next?” Members of Bakersfield Republican Women …

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 …

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, 1 month 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 …

Editorial: House Republicans just elected an election denier as speaker. American democracy is in trouble
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: House Republicans just elected an election denier as speaker. American democracy is in trouble

LA Times  

A new sign is installed above the entrance to the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson on Oct. 25, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol. This is how far the GOP has fallen: House Republicans on Wednesday unanimously elected as speaker a man who actively tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and would like to lock up people who …

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 …

Opinion: House GOP needs political maturity. What are the chances?
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: House GOP needs political maturity. What are the chances?

LA Times  

Rep. Jim Jordan leaves after meeting Friday with reporters about his struggle to become speaker of the House. At a time of international and domestic turmoil, with an unpopular incumbent Democratic president languishing in the polls, and the Republican presidential primary dominated by a many times-indicted election denier, it doesn’t take a Solon to realize it would be a good …

McCarthy 'screamed' at Matt Gaetz during heated closed-door meeting: report
1 year, 2 months ago

McCarthy 'screamed' at Matt Gaetz during heated closed-door meeting: report

Raw Story  

Tensions are still reportedly sky-high within the House Republican conference after Rep. Jim Jordan at least temporarily agreed to end his bid for the speakership. A Republican source tells Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke that Rep. Kevin McCarthy "screamed" at Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday as Gaetz tried to speak up during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. What's more, writes …

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 …

Column: These California Republicans voted for Jim Jordan and against the good of the country. Remember their names
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: These California Republicans voted for Jim Jordan and against the good of the country. Remember their names

LA Times  

House members applaud Rep. Jim Jordan after the Ohio Republican voted for himself to be the next speaker. On Wednesday, California’s 12 GOP House members put tribal loyalty above the country’s best interests and heedlessly cast their votes to make Jim Jordan — election denier, Jan. 6 instigator, political pyromaniac — the next House speaker. John A. Boehner, a former …

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 …

'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 …

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to be House speaker but struggle to unite quickly and elect him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Deeply divided Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unify and elect the conservative in a public floor vote after the historic ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job. In private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans narrowly pushed aside Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the firebrand Judiciary …

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 …

Why post-McCarthy dread and doom is afflicting the GOP's 'Biden 18'
1 year, 2 months ago

Why post-McCarthy dread and doom is afflicting the GOP's 'Biden 18'

Raw Story  

The Republican House members most targeted by Democrats for defeat in 2024 have been thrown into a state of anxiety by the historic removal Tuesday of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. We can’t afford to play these games.” Rep. Juan Ciscomani, who won by just 1.5 percent in 2022, blasted McCarthy’s removal as “pointless, unproductive and harmful to the agenda we …

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 …

Trump suggests he would serve 'short term' as House speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump suggests he would serve 'short term' as House speaker

Raw Story  

Donald Trump suggested he would serve as speaker of the House of Representatives as he campaigns for president and faces numerous legal challenges. The twice-impeached former president, who has been charged with 91 criminal counts in four jurisdictions, is being floated as a potential successor to deposed House speaker Kevin McCarthy, in violation of Republican rules against anyone facing more …

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. …

‘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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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.’” …

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 …

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