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Matt Gaetz More Than Willing To Lose Job Over Speaker McCarthy’s Ouster
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Matt Gaetz More Than Willing To Lose Job Over Speaker McCarthy’s Ouster

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says being kicked out of congress for ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would be well worth the trouble.Gaetz tried not to entertain the possibility of losing his house seat during an appearance on “Meet The Press” on Sunday, where he called the idea of being expelled from the legislature “crazy.”Asked if McCarthy’s removal was worth potentially losing his job over, however, he told host Kristen Welker, “Absolutely.”“Look, I am here to fight for constituents, and I’m here to ensure that America is not on a path to financial ruin,” he said.Gaetz then tried to bring the conversation back to the federal budget, calling McCarthy and others willing to fund the government in full “agents of chaos.”Hard-right Republicans ratcheted up their revolt against Mc...
Hakeem Jeffries Urges GOP To Loosen Reins In The House
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Hakeem Jeffries Urges GOP To Loosen Reins In The House

The top Democrat in the House said Friday that Republicans should realize they need help to run the chamber, and should allow noncontroversial bills to come to the floor as the GOP deals with its internal strife.“[T]he rules of the House should reflect the inescapable reality that Republicans are reliant on Democratic support to do the basic work of governing. A small band of extremists should not be capable of obstructing that cooperation,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wrote in an op-ed in the Washington Post.The plea is unlikely to work, however, given both the history of the House and the current Capitol environment, where House Republicans are at least as angry at Democrats as they are at a group of dissidents in their own party for taking down former Speaker Kevin...
The Most Memorable Moments Kevin McCarthy’s Farewell Press Conference
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The Most Memorable Moments Kevin McCarthy’s Farewell Press Conference

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) relationship with the press was always a tenuous one. While no one could argue he was not available — his impromptu walk-and-talk gaggles clogged many a Capitol hallway — he also often gave rote, seemingly focus-grouped answers to questions.So when McCarthy gave his first press conference after being stripped of the speaker’s gavel by a combination of party dissidents and House Democrats, he was finally free to speak his mind.McCarthy was removed on a dramatic 216-210 vote after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) offered a resolution declaring the speaker’s post vacant. The move came after a last-minute deal Saturday to keep the government open with a bill passed with Democratic votes, upsetting House GOP hardliners. Eight of them voted with Democrat...
Behind Kevin McCarthy’s Historic Ouster as Speaker
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Behind Kevin McCarthy’s Historic Ouster as Speaker

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Hillary Clinton Says Divide Over Ukraine Aid In Congress Is A Win For Putin
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Hillary Clinton Says Divide Over Ukraine Aid In Congress Is A Win For Putin

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the current wrangling in Congress over funding Ukraine as it continues to fight a war against Moscow is working in the interest of Russian President Vladimir Putin.“I think Putin is not only thrilled by the divide over whether we continue, and at what levels, to fund Ukraine. I think he is fomenting it as well,” Clinton told PBS Newshour in an interview broadcast Tuesday.While Clinton recognized that most lawmakers still favor continued U.S. support for the war-torn country, she also noted the “partisan political divide” over the issue.“Honestly, I don’t understand any American siding with Putin, but we have seen it, and we have heard it, and we have to fight against it,” Clinton added.In August, President Joe Biden asked Congress for an addi...
House Dem Spots Problem With GOP Plan To Make Trump Next Speaker
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House Dem Spots Problem With GOP Plan To Make Trump Next Speaker

Some far-right Republican members of the House say they want Donald Trump to become the next speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s stunning ouster on Tuesday threw the body into chaos. GOP Reps. Troy Nehls (Tex.), Greg Steube (Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor-Greene (Ga.) all tweeted in support of Trump becoming speaker, while Jim Jordan (Ohio) told Fox News that if Trump wants to be speaker “that’s fine, too.” Fox News host Sean Hannity claimed Trump “might be open” to the idea.There is no rule saying the speaker must be a member of the House, although every speaker so far has been. But there’s a big problem with the GOP plan to make Trump the first non-member to wield the gavel: Their own rules. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Il.) gave his Republican colleagues a reminder of Rule 26, which was adopted in Januar...
Senate Republicans Aghast At Unprecedented House GOP Chaos
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Senate Republicans Aghast At Unprecedented House GOP Chaos

Senate Republicans were appalled after their counterparts in the House voted on Tuesday to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ― a first in American history ― paralyzing the lower chamber and again increasing the odds of a government shutdown next month. With no House speaker, no clear successor and a small band of insurgent Republicans who appear ready to shut the government down at any cost, the question of how Congress avoids a costly budget standoff is now even harder to answer.“It’s a pathway to chaos. it’s like a shutdown,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told HuffPost, adding that the power vacuum in the House will make it more difficult to pass legislation.Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) called McCarthy’s ouster “disgraceful.”“We saw a similar thing happen to [former GOP House Speak...
Kevin McCarthy: ‘I’m Not Going To Provide Anything’ To Dems To Save My Speakership
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Kevin McCarthy: ‘I’m Not Going To Provide Anything’ To Dems To Save My Speakership

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that he won’t offer any concessions to Democrats in exchange for helping him keep his leadership post as far-right conservatives prepare to try to oust him.“They haven’t asked for anything, I’m not going to provide anything,” McCarthy said in an interview on CNBC.The GOP leader is facing a House vote as soon as Tuesday afternoon aimed at kicking him out of his top post. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is leading the effort to replace McCarthy as payback for McCarthy rejecting demands by far-right conservatives to include massive spending cuts in a bill to avert a government shutdown over the weekend.Gaetz is a strong ally of former President Donald Trump, whom he apparently consulted before filing his resolution to remove McCarthy.In his Tuesd...