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Oct 4, 2023 · Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost his job Tuesday as House speaker, throwing a key governing body into chaos, leaving it without a clear leader to pass legislation, and leaving the country without a...
On October 3, 2023, the United States House of Representatives voted to remove its speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, through a motion to vacate filed by Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a fellow member of the Republican Party. McCarthy's removal marked the first time in American history that a speaker of the House was removed through ...
- A rocky start… It wasn’t an easy start to 2023 for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Even before the 118th Congress convened on Jan. 3., opposition for the California lawmaker started to brew when he faced a hint of opposition from several ultraconservative GOP lawmakers during the selection process for GOP leader last fall.
- “Groundhog Day” Then came the vote for speaker – what ended up as “Groundhog Day” for McCarthy who continued to lose ballot after ballot. The California lawmaker was unable to secure the votes needed to win the speakership because of opposition from the same ultraconservative faction in the Republican caucus.
- Concessions, concessions, concessions. McCarthy began making closed-door concessions with members of his party in an attempt to convince those who voted against him.
- 15th time’s a charm. McCarthy survived one of the longest and most chaotic speaker elections since the Civil War. He won the speakership during the 15th round of votes on the two-year anniversary of the Jan.
Oct 4, 2023 · The root causes of McCarthy’s exit are many – naked ambition, personal animus, the narrow majority of House Republicans, the confidence of the far-right wing of the Republican Party,...
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Oct 4, 2023 · By NBC News. The latest on efforts to remove McCarthy as speaker: The House of Representatives voted this afternoon to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his position. The...
Oct 4, 2023 · Politics. Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader. Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
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Oct 3, 2023 · Tue 3 Oct 2023 20.44 EDT. After leading a successful, bipartisan effort to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend, Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday was abruptly removed from his role as US...
