The House is expected to vote Tuesday afternoon on whether to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a McCarthy antagonist, is moving forward with a motion to vacate the speakership. A handful of hardline conservatives are likely to back the effort. "...
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 ...
The vote's failure blindsided GOP leadership. The last time a rule failed in the House was in 2002. The standoff carried into Wednesday and comes as House Freedom Caucus members have floated trying to oust McCarthy from the speakership over the debt ceiling deal. "House Leadership couldn...
On the eve of the vote, Biggstweeted, "Even after the McCarthy Machine's attempts to whip votes and smear my name for several weeks, McCarthy is still well short of the 218 threshold. Our party still requires new leadership and I will continue to oppose McCarthy for House Speaker." Big...
Just one vote short of becoming speaker of the House, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy stood up from his chair and asked the defiant Matt Gaetz to change his vote from “present” to “McCarthy.”
Made up of hard-line and far-right GOP lawmakers, the Freedom Caucus wants concessions from McCarthy on House rules. Among its demands are restoring the power to remove a speaker by a vote that could be called at any time; ensuring a floor vote on any amendment if 10% pe...
Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., called for a procedure known as a motion to vacate the chair on Monday night. Under terms McCarthy hashed out to secure the speakership in January, just one lawmaker can call for the motion to vacate, setting up a mandatory vote within 48 hours. Republican Re...
Kevin McCarthy was ousted as the Speaker of the House. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida forced the vote on the “motion to vacate.”
In its nonlegislative capacity, Congress also has the power to initiate amendments to the Constitution, and it must determine whether the states should vote on a proposed amendment by state legislatures or by special state conventions. Finally, Congress has the right to investigate any subject that...
“I’ll have the votes,” McCarthy predicted to CNN about the vote Friday night. McCarthy was still off by one. Despite “Never Kevin” leaders Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boehbert voting “present,” instead of in opposition, McCarthy still could not muster more than half of the votes on ...