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
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