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- Opinion: Republicans’ 2025 agenda tells you how they really feel about crime and cops
- Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News ‘imminently'
- Kevin McCarthy gives cheeky answer for his newest government gig
- Gaetz: "Chaos is Speaker McCarthy"
- “The Issue Is”: California’s Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker of the House after historic stalemate
McCarthy lost the speaker's gavel after Matt Gaetz forced a vote on removing him. The floor speeches are a window into what McCarthy’s allies are saying – and why his opponents don't want him as the GOP leader. Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson is trying to get back to the Capitol in time for the final vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, multiple sources tell CNN. GOP Rep. Garret Graves on Tuesday criticized Rep. Matt Gaetz for using the vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as a means to fundraise for himself and not donating to fellow Republican lawmakers. No House speaker has ever before been ousted through the passage of a resolution to remove them. The House will now need to elect a new speaker, but there is no clear alternative who would have the support needed to win the gavel.
Opinion: Republicans’ 2025 agenda tells you how they really feel about crime and cops
But heading into Monday evening's voting on the rules package, at least two other Republicans raised objections about the backroom deals McCarthy had cut, leaving it unclear if there would be enough GOP support for passage. Many Republicans defended the standoff over the speaker's gavel, which was finally resolved in the post-midnight hours of Saturday morning on the narrowest of votes — one of the longest speaker's race showdowns in U.S. history. There are other provisions the conservatives extracted from McCarthy that weaken the power of the speaker's office and turn over more control of the legislative business to rank-and-file lawmakers, particularly those far-right lawmakers who won concessions. In his quest to be House speaker, Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history — potentially becoming the first nominee in 100 years unable to win the job on a first-round floor vote. Mark Z. Barabak is a political columnist for the Los Angeles Times, focusing on California and the West.
Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News ‘imminently'
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. Ninety House Republicans voted against the CR on Saturday, arguing that it was a "clean" extension of the previous Democrat-held Congress' policies. But the speaker's previous attempts to put a CR on the table that would cut spending for its short duration were upended by several of those same conservatives who were opposed to any such measure on principle. At the beginning of this year, it took McCarthy 15 successive votes over the course of four days. As new candidates seek the gavel, it's unclear what sorts of concessions they may also have to make to the hard right to win their support. "I'm preparing to say the words 'Hakeem Jeffries,' as many times as I can," Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota told reporters earlier on Tuesday.
Kevin McCarthy gives cheeky answer for his newest government gig
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of ousting a speaker from office, less than nine months after Kevin McCarthy won the powerful gavel in a dramatic 15-round floor fight. On Monday, Roy praised the new rules he helped craft, saying he could file a motion “right now” to demand a vote on the speaker — as it has been through much of House history. The Republicans are allowing more Freedom Caucus lawmakers on the Rules committee that shapes legislative debates.
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But there are no signs of any dealing right now, with McCarthy and nearly everyone else planted in their seats for this debate. He also said some of the GOP defections were a surprise, but surmised they might just be trying to leverage their votes for concessions from McCarthy before the final vote. In the first vote series, there were five House Democrats absent, including Wilson.
Rep Andy Ogles was polling his followers on X before the vote on who may replace Mr McCarthy, including former President Donald Trump, who, despite not being a member of the House, is technically eligible for the role. However, it’s considered highly unlikely that he would be offered, or accept, the post. Ms Mace told reporters that “if you promise women you're going to help them, then you damn well better do it.
After fifteen rounds of voting, McCarthy was elected speaker, conceding to his opponents by allowing any representative to file a motion to vacate. The potential of a government shutdown began to take hold in July 2023, with the Freedom Caucus—in demonstrations of austerity and defiance toward McCarthy—opposing spending bills to fund the government. Following an unsuccessful motion to table by Representative Tom Cole, Republican Chair of the Rules Committee, Republican representatives debated McCarthy's speakership on the House floor. When the time for debate expired, the House voted to remove McCarthy, with insurgent Republicans and the minority Democrats voting against him.
Matt Gaetz becomes first Congressman to oust House speaker in U.S. history - Pensacola News Journal
Matt Gaetz becomes first Congressman to oust House speaker in U.S. history.
Posted: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
McCarthy has exhibited weak character and will have an extremely difficult job. Opinions on his ability to lead are low, and the Republicans taking over the House have made clear they are not interested in working with Democrats to pass important legislation. Instead they will convene hearings on Hunter Biden and engage in other acts of revenge. Many in the state do not admire Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) because of his cowardice, his duality and his vindictiveness. His rhetoric is never inspiring or original, and at the moment he does not seem to even have the respect or support of his own party.
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The Florida Republican has also accused McCarthy of striking a backroom deal with Democrats to approve more aid to Ukraine, though McCarthy denies this. Gaetz and dozens of other House Republicans — potentially more than half — oppose sending more aid to the besieged country. More recently, Republicans have threatened using the motion against Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1998 and John Boehner in 2015.
House Ousts Kevin McCarthy As Speaker in Historic Vote - TODAY
House Ousts Kevin McCarthy As Speaker in Historic Vote.
Posted: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
“Well, I would tell them that for certain Kevin McCarthy candidates can’t get 218 votes, so let's try the next person,” Gaetz said. Rep. Matt Gaetz called Kevin McCarthy "a creature of the swamp" moments after his ouster as Speaker of the House. McCarthy ally and House Rules Chairman Tom Cole told CNN there is not a clear direction forward. But Democrats were also upset with McCarthy for walking away from the debt deal that he made with Biden earlier this year that already set federal spending levels, as he emboldened his right flank to push for steep spending reductions. “If I counted how many times someone wanted to knock me out, I would have been gone a long time ago,” McCarthy said at the Capitol after the morning meeting. Democrats seemed prepared to accept that McCarthy’s replacement, if there is one, could be more stridently conservative and more combative than the California Republican.
He ceded so much to foes — effective veto power over must-pass legislation, greater say over committee assignments, allowing a sole dissident to trigger a vote on his ouster — that McCarthy will spend his shaky tenure, as long as it lasts, balanced on a razor’s edge. Instead, with the GOP barely in control and the chamber in chaos, McCarthy crawled into the speakership early Saturday on his hands and knees. “We are proud to support principled leaders like Catherine Templeton who are interested in governing in a conservative and responsible manner,” Winning for Women Action Fund executive director Danielle Barrow said in a statement. Three House Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy are facing a new onslaught on the airwaves, as an outside group with ties to a McCarthy ally launches new ads targeting them over border security funding. While he pulls down $100,000 to $150,000 a speech, according to one political ally, McCarthy could make a good deal more with much less effort by capitalizing on his connections in Washington and Sacramento.
If it passes, the speaker is essentially fired, and new elections have to be held to choose another speaker. Mr Burchett told reporters ahead of the vote that he was mostly hearing “condescending comments” from the GOP leadership. This comes after Mr McCarthy struck a deal with Democrats over the weekend on a 45-day funding resolution to avert a government shutdown. His victory followed days of negotiating with the far-right members of the House Republican conference, and in order to win their backing, McCarthy agreed to a number of their demands. Chief among them was lowering the threshold for the motion to vacate, which allowed a single member to call for a vote to remove the speaker.
In January, when the 118th Congress convened and Republicans took power, it took 15 rounds of voting across four days for McCarthy to secure the support he needed to win the gavel. While other speakers throughout history have stepped down after losing the support of their party, McCarthy is the first to be ousted through a vote of the full House in the middle of a congressional term. Trump, who has allies on both sides of the speaker fight, currently believes there is little political upside to wading into the power struggle, the sources said. Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has led the effort to topple McCarthy, has endorsed Trump’s 2024 presidential bid and serves as a surrogate to his campaign.
When the motion to table failed, and the vote tally was announced, it was so silent a pin drop could be heard. Still, the ultimate success of Gaetz's bid to remove McCarthy wasn’t assured, as it hinged on the support of some fellow Republicans and all Democrats. Even some Republicans who had expressed reservations about McCarthy's leadership weren’t on board with Gaetz’s plan. McCarthy is an accurate reflection of the current House Republican Conference,” Rep. Dan Bishop, a rightwing North Carolina Republican who has sparred with McCarthy, said in a statement before voting no on the resolution to vacate the speakership. McCarthy invoked Republican Speaker Joseph Cannon, who more than 100 years ago confronted his critics head-on by calling their bluff and setting the vote himself on his ouster. Cannon survived that takedown attempt, which was the first time the House had actually voted to consider removing its speaker.
That means McCarthy must demand greater attendance and participation on every vote with almost no absences allowed for family emergencies or other circumstances. With sky-high ambitions for a hard-right conservative agenda but only a narrow hold on the majority, which enables just a few holdouts to halt proceedings, the Republicans are rushing headlong into an uncertain, volatile start of the new session. They want to investigate Biden, slash federal spending and beef up competition with China. It was an effective start to what could otherwise be a new era of potentially crisis governing. With the Republicans taking control of the House, they determine the next speaker.
Never fully embraced by the party’s far right flank, the California Republican had spent the year laboring to keep his most conservative members happy by offering procedural concessions and agreeing to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Gaetz said that the one thing the White House, House Democrats and the Republican conservative caucus have in common is that they cannot rely on McCarthy. GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is heading the charge to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, said that leadership under the Republican leader has been chaotic. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is seated silently in the second row on the floor while members debate whether to remove him.
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