Speaker Mike Johnson will now have to deal with the kind of nasty infighting that Kevin McCarthy couldnât control. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Republicans hoped Mike Johnsonâs ascension marked a detente from the personal vitriol of a three-week speaker fight. That ceasefire appears to be over already. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the architect of ousting Kevin
Jeffries: ‘Informal Conversations’ Taking Place for Bipartisan Solution to Speakership
November 14, 2023 by
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ that âinformal conversationsâ are taking place for a bipartisan solution to the House speakership. Anchor Kristen Welker said, âAre you actually having conversations behind the scenes with the Republican counterparts about trying to create a bipartisan solution, a governing coalition?â Jeffries said
âAdopt Kevin or ditch himâ: McCarthyâs speakership now at the mercy of Dems
October 25, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could face an unusual alliance of those on both ends of the political spectrum. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The fate of Kevin McCarthyâs speakership now rests in House Democratsâ hands. After relying on Democrats to keep the government funded Saturday, the GOP leader is expected to need them to bail him out
McCarthy won’t rule out return to speakership after Israel attacks
October 23, 2023 by
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy refused to weigh out a return to his former post, deferring that matter to the House Republican Conference. âIâm going to allow the conference to do their work,â McCarthy said at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Monday. House Republicans are meeting behind closed doors later on Monday. âUnfortunately, the
Will Jim Jordan bully his way to the speakership?
October 23, 2023 by
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) speaks with reporters as he departs a House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill Oct. 13, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Back in September 2src16, Rep. Jim Jordan was on a crusade: He wanted the House to launch impeachment proceedings against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen over allegations that the agency had targeted
Pelosi mocks McCarthy’s ‘ever incredibly shrinking speakership’
September 14, 2023 by
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthyâs concessions to conservatives on his right flank to win his leadership position have diminished the worth of the position. âI think itâs an ever incredibly shrinking speakership,â Pelosi told CNNâs Anderson Cooper, pointing to the concessions McCarthy made to become speaker. âIt
McCarthy confronts a spending mess that will test his speakership
August 15, 2023 by
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has to clear a dozen spending bills, altogether worth over $1 trillion, with near-total unanimity in the GOP â votes that even his allies say he doesnât have right now. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Kevin McCarthyâs survival as speaker may depend on whether he pulls off a difficult summertime task: bridging the huge
White House on Speakership Vote: ‘Let the Process Play Out’
February 25, 2023 by
The White House maintains that it will âlet the process play outâ in terms of the speakership vote following Republicans failing to rally behind one candidate on the first round of voting on Tuesday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not offer a substantial comment on the speakership vote in Congress, stating that the
Exclusive â Jim Banks: Voters Would Be âImmediately Betrayedâ if GOP Worked with Democrats to Oppose McCarthyâs SpeakershipÂ
January 12, 2023 by
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, spoke with Breitbart News about House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthyâs (R-CA) run for Speaker and said it would be a âvery shameful momentâ and that voters would be âimmediately betrayedâ if establishment Republicans worked with Democrats to install a moderate Speaker. LISTEN: Breitbart News
Donald Trump Jr. Calls Out Republicans Fighting Against Kevin McCarthyâs SpeakershipÂ
January 12, 2023 by
Donald Trump Jr. called out Republicans who are against former President Donald Trumpâs choice for the next House Speaker, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and said those Republicans are âin effect empowering those who impeached Donald Trump.â Trump Jr.âs remarks come amid concerns from top conservatives about a âdoomsday scenarioâ where House Democrats would undercut
Kevin McCarthy Wins the Speakership After Incredible Floor Drama
January 9, 2023 by
In the end, Kevin McCarthy didnât need to twist any arms to become Speaker of the House.He just had to open up the safe of congressional goodiesâand survive some last-minute GOP drama.Late Friday night into early Saturday morning, after four days and 15 rounds of voting that saw McCarthy literally begging for votes on the
Inside the House GOP’s speakership crisis
January 8, 2023 by
Little did he know how much higher the heat had to climb in the House GOP conference before McCarthy could claim the gavel. Roy proved willing to negotiate as the week went on, but other dissenters â like Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) â dug in until the bitter end, setting up
Santos scandal crashes into McCarthy speakership battle
January 3, 2023 by
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy arrives on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 21, 2src22. | Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo While some of George Santosâ soon-to-be colleagues are encouraging investigations into his many resume fabrications, Kevin McCarthyâs speakership battle in a narrow majority is complicating his fate. The New York Republican, who
McCarthy struggles to appease conservative demands as speakership battle nears
January 2, 2023 by
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy walks from the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 23, 2src22. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a private meeting last week, Kevin McCarthy posed a question to some of the conservatives threatening his speakership bid: Would they all support him if he made it easier for members