Gaetz tries to push out McCarthy after deal averts shutdown
1 year, 2 months ago

Gaetz tries to push out McCarthy after deal averts shutdown

The Independent  

✕ Close House votes to fund government for further 45 days Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matt Gaetz will offer a motion to vacate the chair in an attempt to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the far-right Florida Republican told CNN on Sunday morning. This comes after MAGA Republicans were outraged by Mr McCarthy striking a deal with Democrats on Saturday to avert a government shutdown. News outlets reported on Sunday that Republicans in the lower chamber are looking towards the conclusion of a House Ethics Committee probe into the Republican congressman from Florida in the hopes that the probe’s findings could warrant his expulsion from the chamber.

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House Ethics Committee is deadlocked on whether to release Gaetz report
1 month ago

House Ethics Committee is deadlocked on whether to release Gaetz report

NPR  

House Ethics Committee is deadlocked on whether to release Gaetz report toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The U.S. House Committee on Ethics is deadlocked on whether to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whose nomination to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general has been plagued by controversy. After meeting behind closed doors for about two hours Wednesday, …

Even Matt Gaetz’s dad was surprised Trump picked him for attorney general
1 month ago

Even Matt Gaetz’s dad was surprised Trump picked him for attorney general

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A number of President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominations to his new …

'That is so frigging laughable': Michael Steele rips into GOP Senate rumors about Gaetz
1 month, 1 week ago

'That is so frigging laughable': Michael Steele rips into GOP Senate rumors about Gaetz

Raw Story  

On Saturday morning, former RNC chair Michael Steele blew off a report that a majority of Senate Republicans are prepared to shoot down Donald Trump's nomination of scandal-plagued Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination to be Attorney General. On MSNBC's "The Weekend," ex-Rep Joe Walsh stated the he felt there would be a flood of leaks about the Florida Republican and ex-Rep. …

Tommy Tuberville threatens to end career of any GOP senator who blocks Matt Gaetz
1 month, 1 week ago

Tommy Tuberville threatens to end career of any GOP senator who blocks Matt Gaetz

Raw Story  

Sen. Tommy Tuberville delivered a threat to any Republican who might break rank on confirming Rep. Matt Gaetz as Donald Trump's next attorney general: MAGA will come for your job. “I don’t know, you’re finding all the swamp creatures coming out right now” to oppose Gaetz's nomination, Tuberville said Wednesday evening on Fox Business. He was investigated by the FBI …

Matt Gaetz does GOP a 'great service' as he resigns from Congress: House Speaker
1 month, 1 week ago

Matt Gaetz does GOP a 'great service' as he resigns from Congress: House Speaker

Raw Story  

Rep. Matt Gaetz has already resigned from Congress — a strategic move meant to help the party find a quick replacement— after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson added that Gaetz is also an "accomplished attorney" concerned about "lawfare" President Joe Biden's Department of Justice. "He's a reformer in mind and …

Senate will block Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general, ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy says
1 month, 1 week ago

Senate will block Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general, ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy says

LA Times  

Kevin McCarthy predicts that Matt Gaetz “won’t get confirmed” as attorney general and that “everybody knows that.” Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general would be rejected by the Republican Senate next year. “Gaetz won’t get confirmed, everybody knows that,” McCarthy said in an interview with Bloomberg Television at …

Trump picks loyalist Matt Gaetz of Florida as US attorney general
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picks loyalist Matt Gaetz of Florida as US attorney general

Al Jazeera  

The Florida congressman says it will be an ‘honour’ to serve as top prosecutor but could face a difficult confirmation process. United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, 42, will serve as his attorney general, a role that doubles as the country’s top prosecutor and the head of the Department of Justice. Trump has long …

'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 …

Matt Gaetz wins Florida primary despite fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy’s ‘revenge campaign’
4 months ago

Matt Gaetz wins Florida primary despite fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy’s ‘revenge campaign’

The Independent  

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RNC 2024: Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy's feud was alive and well.
5 months ago

RNC 2024: Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy's feud was alive and well.

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. “He looks very unhinged.” —Former GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaking with CNN about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz during Day 4 of the Republican National Convention Kevin McCarthy is still big mad. He spoke to …

Kevin McCarthy vows he’ll stop Matt Gaetz from running for governor in Florida
5 months, 1 week ago

Kevin McCarthy vows he’ll stop Matt Gaetz from running for governor in Florida

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy celebrated a recent victory against …

'This is Soviet’: Matt Gaetz cries foul over 'new frivolous' ethics probes
6 months ago

'This is Soviet’: Matt Gaetz cries foul over 'new frivolous' ethics probes

Raw Story  

Rep. Matt Gaetz, already facing an open Ethics panel probe into his alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use with a minor, claims there are "new frivolous investigations" being opened to scrutinize him even further. The House Ethics Committee earlier this year subpoenaed information from the Department of Justice linked to its ongoing investigation into Gaetz, the outlet reported, citing …

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. …

Scathing Kevin McCarthy says he was ousted as Speaker because Gaetz ‘slept with a 17-year-old’
8 months, 1 week ago

Scathing Kevin McCarthy says he was ousted as Speaker because Gaetz ‘slept with a 17-year-old’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said he was …

Marjorie Taylor Greene insists she doesn’t want ‘chaos’ after trying to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene insists she doesn’t want ‘chaos’ after trying to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marjorie Taylor Greene has defended her bid to oust Republican …

'Gaetz 8' GOPers behind McCarthy ouster are facing 'blowback' as donors turn on them
10 months, 1 week ago

'Gaetz 8' GOPers behind McCarthy ouster are facing 'blowback' as donors turn on them

Raw Story  

The far-right Republicans who banded together to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are suddenly finding donors shutting their wallets as opponents line up to primary them. According to CNN's Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, the so-called "Gaetz 8" are facing "blowback" for driving out McCarthy whose prolific fundraising skills led to his rise to the top spot in the …

'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 …

Matt Gaetz reportedly spills beans about true reason for bouncing Kevin McCarthy
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Matt Gaetz reportedly spills beans about true reason for bouncing Kevin McCarthy

Raw Story  

A GOP lawmaker feud has reportedly been explained. "According to private correspondence reviewed by The Daily Beast, Gaetz indicated to a friend that his effort to undercut, isolate, and ultimately remove McCarthy was, indeed, payback for the ethics probe," reported Roger Sollenberger and Reese Gorman. "In the communications, Gaetz singled out McCarthy individually for reviving an Ethics Committee probe against …

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 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 …

House GOPers gunning for Gaetz as ethics probe expands to 'broader range' of violations
1 year ago

House GOPers gunning for Gaetz as ethics probe expands to 'broader range' of violations

Raw Story  

Rep. Matt Gaetz's role as the ringleader behind the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has created enduring resentment among more than a few of the Florida Republican's House colleagues who have grown weary of his grandstanding ways. According to a report from the Daily Beast's Sam Brodey, Gaetz's unpopularity among Republicans he serves with in the House has …

Fights, shouting matches and chaos: Time to put Congress down for a nap
1 year, 1 month ago

Fights, shouting matches and chaos: Time to put Congress down for a nap

The Independent  

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Gaetz files ethics complaint against McCarthy for ‘elbowing’ GOP rep
1 year, 1 month ago

Gaetz files ethics complaint against McCarthy for ‘elbowing’ GOP rep

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

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 …

Matt Gaetz calls McCarthy’s insults a ‘death rattle’ as House GOP remains in disarray
1 year, 2 months ago

Matt Gaetz calls McCarthy’s insults a ‘death rattle’ as House GOP remains in disarray

The Independent  

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Matt Gaetz says losing his seat would be price worth paying for ousting McCarthy
1 year, 2 months ago

Matt Gaetz says losing his seat would be price worth paying for ousting McCarthy

The Independent  

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Matt Gaetz slams McHenry for sending House home ‘to cry for a week’
1 year, 2 months ago

Matt Gaetz slams McHenry for sending House home ‘to cry for a week’

The Independent  

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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. …

‘Firebrand’: What does US Republican rebel Matt Gaetz want?
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Firebrand’: What does US Republican rebel Matt Gaetz want?

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – “It’s disgusting.” That’s how a United States congressman reacted to efforts from his Republican colleague Matt Gaetz to fundraise while leading a push to remove then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “It’s what’s disgusting about Washington.” Gaetz was in his colleagues’ crosshairs this week as he helmed a successful effort to topple McCarthy, the Republican House leader. https://t.co/4EMpOuwtzy — …

Why Kevin McCarthy was ousted: The former speaker of the House made a devil's pact and got scorched.
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Kevin McCarthy was ousted: The former speaker of the House made a devil's pact and got scorched.

Slate  

The marvel of Wile E. Coyote isn’t that he eventually falls off the cliff but that he makes it so long running in midair. In the same way, what’s noteworthy about Kevin McCarthy’s nine months as speaker of the House isn’t that it was the shortest tenure since the 19th century but rather that he somehow managed not only to …

'It was personal': McCarthy trashes Matt Gaetz in farewell address
1 year, 2 months ago

'It was personal': McCarthy trashes Matt Gaetz in farewell address

Raw Story  

After becoming the first House Speaker in history to be voted out of the position by a vote of Congress, Rep. Kevin McCarthy gave a farewell address to reporters on Tuesday. And on his way out the door, McCarthy took a shot at Rep. Matt Gaetz, the far-right hardliner who called the motion to remove him in the first place. …

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 …

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 …

Matt Gaetz is widely hated in Congress. He was able to oust Kevin McCarthy anyway
1 year, 2 months ago

Matt Gaetz is widely hated in Congress. He was able to oust Kevin McCarthy anyway

LA Times  

Kevin McCarthy was ousted yesterday from his seat by eight members of his own party, aided by Democrats in no mood to help him. The coup was orchestrated and led by one of Capitol Hill’s least popular figures, Matt Gaetz of Florida, after McCarthy worked with Democrats to pass a last-ditch effort to prevent a federal shutdown. “Kevin McCarthy said …

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 …

Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, throwing House into new turmoil
1 year, 2 months ago

Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, throwing House into new turmoil

Firstpost  

It’s a historic moment: the first time in more than 100 years that a lawmaker has actually used an obscure legislative tool that has been threatened at times against other House speakers, but never fully employed to try to remove them Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House after a conservative member of …

Gaetz formally calls for no-confidence vote on McCarthy
1 year, 2 months ago

Gaetz formally calls for no-confidence vote on McCarthy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking on the House floor late Monday following a series of votes, Mr Gaetz …

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. …

Republican Matt Gaetz introduces 'motion to vacate' to oust McCarthy as speaker
1 year, 2 months ago

Republican Matt Gaetz introduces 'motion to vacate' to oust McCarthy as speaker

India Today  

Far-right Republican Representative Matt Gaetz on Monday moved to oust fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House of Representatives, injecting an additional element of chaos into an already tumultuous Congress. But in leaving open the prospect of repeated moves to get McCarthy fired, Gaetz predicted that support could grow and the initial vote on evicting McCarthy would …

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.’” …

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 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, …

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