Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said that Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “unleashed the demons” when he spearheaded an effort last year to oust former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership post. Gingrich was responding to a question from Fox host Laura Ingraham on why some House Republicans, like Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and … Read more
GREENWICH, England — Call it the anti-Davos — a major conference where right-wing populists take aim at liberal elites and plan their revolution. Some of the most powerful people in Western politics joined forces for the first Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference (ARC) in southeast London this week, from U.S. presidential hopefuls and former Australian … Read more
Washington — A House Republican lawmaker has moved to make it harder to oust the House speaker, weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was forced out of the role earlier this month in a historic vote. On Monday, Rep. Max Miller of Ohio introduced a resolution to change the threshold needed to bring a vote of … Read more
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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 shutdown. The final vote was 216-210, with eight Republicans joining all the Democrats to vote to remove McCarthy. It’s the first time … Read more
House Republicans on Tuesday failed to table Rep. Matt Gaetz’s resolution to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, making way for Gaetz’s effort to evict McCarthy from his post. The failure of the motion to table is ominous for McCarthy, who has been speaker for just under nine months. House Republican leadership had … Read more
President Biden late Saturday signed the bipartisan deal put forward by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to keep the government funded for 45 days just before a government shutdown was to go into effect. Mr. Biden on Sunday in remarks at the White House said he was “sick and tired” of the brinkmanship. “Enough is enough is enough,” … Read more
The House passed a bill 335-91 Saturday afternoon to fund the government for 45 days, hours before a government shutdown was to go into effect. The bill House Speaker Kevin McCarthy put to a vote ultimately won support from more Democrats than Republicans. Ninety Republicans voted no, and just a single Democrat voted against the short-term funding … Read more
Washington — The House on Friday rejected a measure backed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy that would have kept the government open for a month at reduced spending levels, with a group of hard-right Republicans handing McCarthy yet another defeat in his efforts to avoid a government shutdown. The 165-page bill, known as a continuing resolution, … Read more
Washington — House Republicans will try to advance four party-line funding bills this week, though they would not avert a looming government shutdown. On Tuesday, the House will vote on whether to bring four funding bills — for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, State and Agriculture — up for a debate and eventually a … Read more