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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  

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Republican Vince Fong advances to runoff election to complete term of ex-House Speaker McCarthy
9 months ago

Republican Vince Fong advances to runoff election to complete term of ex-House Speaker McCarthy

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Republican state Legislator Vince Fong advanced to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. Fong, a onetime McCarthy aide who also has his endorsement, and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, another Republican, were among a cluster of …

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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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Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. A groundswell of high-profile backers including Fox News’ Sean Hannity publicly pressured lawmakers to vote Jordan into the speaker’s office after the stunning ouster of Kevin …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
1 year, 2 months ago

Hardline Republican leader to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Firstpost  

Hard line Republicans were furious when McCarthy struck a stopgap deal with Democrats late Saturday to keep the government open for a further 45 days at current spending levels A leading hardline Republican said Sunday he would move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for striking a deal with Democrats to avert a US government shutdown without the spending cuts …

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Gaetz threatens to oust Kevin McCarthy despite impeachment inquiry
1 year, 3 months ago

Gaetz threatens to oust Kevin McCarthy despite impeachment inquiry

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 Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement that the House would begin an …

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Speaker McCarthy directs the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden
1 year, 3 months ago

Speaker McCarthy directs the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he is directing the U.S. House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election. McCarthy said that House investigations so far “paint a picture of a culture of corruption” around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings …

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A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a ‘natural step forward,’ Speaker McCarthy says
1 year, 3 months ago

A House impeachment inquiry of President Biden is a ‘natural step forward,’ Speaker McCarthy says

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was becoming more likely, calling it “a natural step forward” as Congress soon ends its summer break and House Republicans seek to expand their investigative powers. Meanwhile, McCarthy said passing a short-term spending bill to keep the government running past the end of September would …

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Debt ceiling tests Speaker McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career
1 year, 6 months ago

Debt ceiling tests Speaker McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One morning during the debt ceiling crisis, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy climbed onto his mountain bike and took a ride along the National Mall, marveling at the monuments. The White House refused initially to engage with McCarthy over the debt ceiling, insisting Congress must simply do its job, raise the nation’s debt limit and skip the political brinksmanship. …

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Debt limit progress as Biden, McCarthy name top negotiators to avert national default
1 year, 7 months ago

Debt limit progress as Biden, McCarthy name top negotiators to avert national default

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Debt-limit talks shifted into an encouraging new phase Tuesday as President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy named top emissaries to negotiate a deal to avert an unprecedented national default. “But I made it clear to the speaker and others that we’ll speak regularly over the next several days and staff’s going to continue meeting daily to …

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Kevin McCarthy to Wall Street: GOP will hold economy hostage to cut aid programs
1 year, 8 months ago

Kevin McCarthy to Wall Street: GOP will hold economy hostage to cut aid programs

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told the New York Stock Exchange on Monday that his caucus will not pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling unless it includes steep federal spending cuts and work requirements for key aid programs, a position that Democratic lawmakers slammed as dangerous and foolish hostage-taking. "Speaker McCarthy went …

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For McCarthy and Taiwan’s leader, visit marks historic first
1 year, 8 months ago

For McCarthy and Taiwan’s leader, visit marks historic first

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The moment was historic — a U.S. House speaker meeting Wednesday with the president of Taiwan for a rare visit on American soil, a high-profile encounter designed to boost support for the island government but already drawing blowback from an enraged China. “It’s a very good debut,” said Newt Gingrich, the Republican former speaker who led a delegation …

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Kevin McCarthy shredded for 'selling out' the truth and democracy for his own power
1 year, 9 months ago

Kevin McCarthy shredded for 'selling out' the truth and democracy for his own power

Raw Story  

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has so abandoned truth and his responsibilities that he might as well have joined the insurrection, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank slammed Friday. IN OTHER NEWS: Murdoch confirms Kimberly Guilfoyle's mysterious Fox exit was due to 'inappropriate' behavior When Carlson cherry-picked minutes of those hours to characterize the storming of the building as "peaceful" — …

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Josh Hawley backs Tucker Carlson after he calls ‘coward tape’ that showed him fleeing Jan 6 a ‘sham’
1 year, 9 months ago

Josh Hawley backs Tucker Carlson after he calls ‘coward tape’ that showed him fleeing Jan 6 a ‘sham’

The Independent  

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Marjorie Taylor Greene proves Trumpism without Trump is just as obnoxious
1 year, 10 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene proves Trumpism without Trump is just as obnoxious

The Independent  

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Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met face-to-face Wednesday for more than an hour of highly anticipated budget talks — “a good first meeting,” the new Republican leader said — but expectations were low for quick progress as GOP lawmakers push for steep cuts in a deal to prevent a national debt limit crisis. McCarthy said …

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Biden, McCarthy, once breakfast mates, wrangle over US debt
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden, McCarthy, once breakfast mates, wrangle over US debt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Not so long ago, Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy used to talk things over at breakfast in Biden’s vice presidential home at the Naval Observatory. “He was always a person who would like to try to find solutions, work together.” Biden has signaled no such open-ended hospitality this time as newly emboldened House Republicans court a …

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Adam Kinzinger Condemns Speaker Kevin McCarthy: 'He's A Piece Of S**t'
1 year, 11 months ago

Adam Kinzinger Condemns Speaker Kevin McCarthy: 'He's A Piece Of S**t'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger apparently doesn’t have that great of an opinion of Kevin McCarthy. In fact, Kinzinger didn’t mince words during an interview on “The Bulwark” podcast posted on Thursday, where he bluntly called the newly-installed House speaker “a piece of shit.” His frank comments came during a chat on why McCarthy has brushed off …

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