April 20, 2024

House GOP calls for changing rules to boot a speaker — and some who ousted McCarthy may help

Kevin McCarthy cut deals with his opponents in order to get the speaker’s gavel after a grueling 15 ballots in January. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House Republicans who want to prevent a handful of their members from evicting another speaker could get help from a surprising group: the eight of them who helped dethrone Kevin McCarthy.

Russia To Give Nearly Two Dozen British Diplomats The Boot As Tensions Over Poisoning Of Ex-Spy Skyrocket.

Russia announced plans Saturday to expel 23 British diplomats and close a local consulate in retaliation after London decided to expel Russian diplomats as punishment for Moscow’s alleged involvement in the poisoning of an ex-spy. “23 diplomatic personnel from the British Embassy in Moscow have been declared persona non grata,” the Russian foreign ministry revealed, […]

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