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 ...
"If the GOP majority is 218, he can't afford to lose a single vote," said the aide. "If it's 228, he can probably lose up to 10 votes. All eyes are on the conference vote because that will be the first sign of how strong or vulnerable McCarthy is right now." ...
The House had been under a prolonged recess as Americans remain under stay-home orders to stop the spread of COVID-19. The last time a majority of members had been to Washington was on March 27 to conduct a voice vote on the massive CARES Act aid package. Several lawmakers have gotten ...
Kevin McCarthy was ousted as the Speaker of the House. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida forced the vote on the “motion to vacate.”
Washington— House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told House Republicans on Monday that there would be a vote to recall Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney as chairwoman of the GOP conference on Wednesday, saying it's "clear" there needs to be a change in the ranks of House Republican leadership...
McCarthy said on Fox today. Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley echoed that argument. “The biggest question is going to be for Kamala Harris and every other Democrat who for the last year has been saying that Joe Biden is totally fine while they have been watching...
And a spokesman for House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — who forcefully rebuked King and called on him to step down — said, “obviously, Rep. Cheney opposes these offensive and bigoted comments.” McCarthy alreadypulled his supportfor another controversial GOP candidate...
Kevin McCarthy has been the House Republican leader since 2018, but by Tuesday's morning prelude to the vote for speaker of the House, it seemed at least a dozen Republicans would vote against him. Following a Republican conference meeting in which the various factions wer...
A House reading clerk announced immediately after the vote that Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was the first name on McCarthy's list and therefore was appointed speaker pro tempore. "Pending such election, the member acting as speaker pro tempore may exercise such authorities of the ...
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.”