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. Matt Gaetz, a representative from Florida and Trump loyalist, entered a resolution from the House floor late on Monday setting in motion a snap vote that is likely to take place in the coming days. “I have enough Republicans where at this point next week, one of two things will happen: Kevin McCarthy won’t be the speaker of the House or he’ll be the speaker of the House working at the pleasure of the Democrats,” Gaetz told reporters afterwards outside the Capitol. McCarthy responded minutes later on social media: “Bring it on.” Gaetz, who has clashed with McCarthy for months, soon retorted in a post: “Just did.” The lawmaker’s move comes after the speaker brokered a last-minute deal with the Democrats to ensure the passage of a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown despite opposition from a hardcore group on the Republican right.

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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 …

'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 …

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 …

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 …

California Republican takes oath of office to complete term of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

California Republican takes oath of office to complete term of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Vince Fong of California was sworn into Congress on Monday after winning a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Fong said that as he has traveled his Central Valley-based congressional district, he heard that Congress must do more to address the U.S.-Mexico border, stop the rising …

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. …

House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here’s why his job is far from safe
7 months, 2 weeks ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here’s why his job is far from safe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Mike Johnson’s job isn’t safe yet. Here’s what to know about how the House can remove a speaker and what’s ahead for Johnson: WHAT IS A MOTION TO VACATE? The current rules of the House allow any lawmaker — Democrat or Republican — to put forward a resolution declaring the speaker’s chair vacant. Asked what they might do …

US House blocks bid to remove Speaker Mike Johnson
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US House blocks bid to remove Speaker Mike Johnson

Al Jazeera  

The United States House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to defeat an effort by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, a fellow Republican. “Hopefully this is the end of the character assassination that has characterised the current Congress.” Hardline Representative Greene has, for weeks, sought to get Johnson kicked out after a string of compromises he made …

'Strange urban legend': Matt Gaetz brushes off underage sex allegations against him
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Strange urban legend': Matt Gaetz brushes off underage sex allegations against him

Raw Story  

Rep. Matt Gaetz bemoaned his plight as the "most investigated man in Congress" Monday in response to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's blaming the Florida Republican, and the ethics probe into allegations Gaetz had sex with a minor, for his ouster. Tapper raised the question after McCarthy, pushed out in 2023 by a group since nicknamed the "Gaetz 8," blamed his …

'Grow up': Top House Republican rips far-right colleagues over 'lack of respect'
8 months ago

'Grow up': Top House Republican rips far-right colleagues over 'lack of respect'

Raw Story  

Rep. Tom Cole has been in the House of Representatives for more than 20 years. He noted that while members of the majority voting down rules to make a political point was done sparingly when Reps. John Boehner and Paul Ryan were speaker, "we just finally saw the dam break" after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was forced out. Cole …

3rd Republican joins motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker
8 months ago

3rd Republican joins motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

NPR  

3rd Republican joins motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images A third Republican House member has signed onto the effort to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker. Gosar's announcement came shortly after a House vote to advance foreign aid bills to Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel, which required Democrats' …

GOP lawmaker threatens to go nuclear if 'anarchist' MTG's bid to oust Johnson succeeds
8 months, 1 week ago

GOP lawmaker threatens to go nuclear if 'anarchist' MTG's bid to oust Johnson succeeds

Raw Story  

Republicans in the House of Representatives have long expressed frustration with the antics of lawmakers such as Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, but have rarely done something concrete to stop them. However, an anonymous House Republican tells Axios' Juliegrace Brufke that they may at last reach their breaking point should Greene's bid to oust Speaker Mike Johnson succeed. …

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 …

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 …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
9 months ago

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson

LA Times  

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate on Friday in the middle of a vote on a $1.2-trillion package to keep the government open. It’s the same political dynamic that removed the last Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, just five months ago when far-right …

‘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. …

'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 …

'Unmitigated disaster': Republicans openly regret McCarthy ouster after double losses
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Unmitigated disaster': Republicans openly regret McCarthy ouster after double losses

Raw Story  

The House Republican majority is beginning to have buyers' remorse over their October ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The New Republic reported that following two failed votes on the House floor for Israel aid and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, some Republicans are openly regretting their decision to replace McCarthy last October. Massie even pushed …

'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 …

Speaker Mike Johnson demands GOP colleagues stop cyberbullying him: report
11 months, 1 week ago

Speaker Mike Johnson demands GOP colleagues stop cyberbullying him: report

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is apparently unhappy about being cyberbullied by Republican colleagues. Axios reports that Johnson, in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, demanded that House Republicans should "stop criticizing him and his budget negotiations on social media." Rep. Warren Davidson, meanwhile, openly fumed to reporters about Johnson's performance as House speaker ever since he replaced former Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

How Kevin McCarthy 'screwed over' Mike Johnson and removed 'the one thing he had to offer'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How Kevin McCarthy 'screwed over' Mike Johnson and removed 'the one thing he had to offer'

Raw Story  

By the time 2024 arrived, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy was gone from Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Nichols emphasizes, has inherited a chaotic GOP caucus that is in an "historically precarious position." "With the end of his tenure as the representative from California's 20th Congressional District," Nichols explains, "McCarthy — in what appears to be a fit of pique — …

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.” …

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 …

Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces he is leaving Congress
1 year ago

Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces he is leaving Congress

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that he is resigning and will leave Congress by the end of the year. AP AUDIO: Ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s resigning and will leave Congress by year’s end. It’s also the end of an era for a generation …

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 …

Angry Kevin McCarthy cursed out Trump in tense phone call after his ouster: report
1 year ago

Angry Kevin McCarthy cursed out Trump in tense phone call after his ouster: report

Raw Story  

A new report in the Washington Post details a tense phone call that occurred between Rep. Kevin McCarthy and former President Donald Trump shortly after McCarthy was ousted as speaker this year. In a phone call with Trump this past October, the former president told McCarthy that he didn't do enough to save his job from the rebellion led by …

News Analysis: Mike Johnson just did the same thing that cost Kevin McCarthy his job
1 year, 1 month ago

News Analysis: Mike Johnson just did the same thing that cost Kevin McCarthy his job

LA Times  

On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson became the latest GOP House speaker to rely on Democratic votes to keep Washington running. “The passage of today’s continuing resolution puts House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative policy victories,” Johnson said in a statement. Johnson’s lack of concern may be justified — this time, at least, said Norman Ornstein, a …

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 …

Mike Johnson named US House of Representatives speaker, ending rudderless three weeks after ouster of Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 1 month ago

Mike Johnson named US House of Representatives speaker, ending rudderless three weeks after ouster of Kevin McCarthy

ABC  

The US House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as its speaker on Wednesday after a turbulent three weeks that left the rudderless chamber unable to respond to the Middle East crisis or carry out any of its basic duties. Key points: Previous speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted on October 3 by a small …

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 …

House Republicans unite, finally, to elect hard-right colleague Mike Johnson as speaker
1 year, 1 month ago

House Republicans unite, finally, to elect hard-right colleague Mike Johnson as speaker

LA Times  

The election of Mike Johnson, right, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday, ends three weeks of squabbling among House Republicans — and cements their pro-Trump, hard-line faction as the face of the national party. “Homosexual relationships are inherently unnatural,” he wrote, before going on to warn that legalizing same-sex marriage could be a slippery slope to allowing “a person …

Republicans nominate Mike Johnson as latest US House Speaker candidate
1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans nominate Mike Johnson as latest US House Speaker candidate

Al Jazeera  

Johnson, from Louisiana, is the fourth hopeful for the job that fell vacant after right wing Republicans removed Kevin McCarthy. Republicans in the United States have nominated Mike Johnson as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, hours after their previous choice withdrew amid party infighting that has paralysed political decision-making in the country for more than three weeks. …

GOP Rep. Drops Out Of Speaker Race And Gets Odd Reaction From Fellow Republicans
1 year, 2 months ago

GOP Rep. Drops Out Of Speaker Race And Gets Odd Reaction From Fellow Republicans

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republican indecision in the House is so profound that GOP lawmakers on Monday gave a standing ovation to Rep. Dan Meuser for dropping out of the speaker’s race, CNN reported. Republicans now have one less candidate to decide on, with eight still vying to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted in a vote weeks ago led …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

US House Speaker position vacant for weeks, can McCarthy stage a comeback or will Jim Jordan win GOP support
1 year, 2 months ago

US House Speaker position vacant for weeks, can McCarthy stage a comeback or will Jim Jordan win GOP support

Hindustan Times  

It's a crisis US politics could have avoided. Donald Trump has endorsed Jim Jordan for US House Speaker An unprecedented vote of no-confidence was triggered by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, presumably Trump allies, that threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. Will Trump ally Jim Jordan win GOP support? Meanwhile Hardline conservative and a staunch Trump ally, …

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 …

'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 …

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