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☆ What’s Next as Kevin McCarthy Removed as Speaker? Key Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The House has taken the unprecedented step of removing Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) as speaker. Here are four takeaways from Tuesday’s momentous events:Who wants to be speaker? : It isn’t clear who will want to stand for speaker now that the job is vacant—and that includes McCarthy. Any candidate—whether it is Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R., La. But with Democrats running the White House and Senate, those demands are basically impossible to meet.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, Matt Gaetz Organizations: Rep, White, Senate Locations: Calif, Minn, Fla

☆ House Speaker McCarthy defends leadership, says Gaetz has 'personal' issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday lashed out at Rep. Matt Gaetz, saying that the fellow Republican lawmaker who is seeking to oust him has "personal things in his life that he has challenges with." In February, the Department of Justice ended a two-year criminal sex trafficking investigation of Gaetz without filing charges against the Florida congressman. McCarthy on Tuesday accused Gaetz of targeting him because of a House ethics investigation into Gaetz's conduct that was also the subject of the criminal probe. "For some people, policy failures are recast as personal because their own failures are personally embarrassing to them," Gaetz had said. Gaetz on Monday night filed a resolution that seeks to remove McCarthy as speaker.

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☆ Who leads the House now? The top Republicans who could be the next House speaker.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementFor the first time in American history, House lawmakers have ejected the Speaker of the House from power. 3 House Republican and formerly led the House GOP's campaign arm. Donalds, who is not in House leadership, did not speak on the floor before the historic vote. She was catapulted into House leadership after Republicans booted then-Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the N0. Once a more liberal Republican, Stefanik has become one of the biggest Trump supporters in the entire House Republican conference.

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☆ Explainer: What are the next steps as US House searches for new speaker?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Here is a look at what comes next:IS THERE AN ACTING SPEAKER? Immediately following Tuesday's 216-210 ouster vote, Republican Representative Patrick McHenry, a McCarthy ally, was appointed acting speaker pro tempore. The acting speaker pro tempore's duties are vague, according to a guide to the chamber's rules and procedures: That person "may exercise such authorities of the office of speaker as may be necessary and appropriate pending the election of a speaker or speaker pro tempore." WHAT ARE HOUSE REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS DOING? Under the U.S. Constitution, the House speaker does not have to be a member of Congress.

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☆ Gaetz 'planned this all along' -McCarthy on potential ouster
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsGaetz 'planned this all along' -McCarthy on potential ousterPostedEmbattled U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday (October 3) said the House of Representatives will vote later in the day on a motion by Representative Matt Gaetz, a McCarthy antagonist, that could potentially remove him from his post.

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☆ Republican Matt Gaetz moves to oust McCarthy as speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsRepublican Matt Gaetz moves to oust McCarthy as speakerPostedU.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced a direct threat to his leadership when hardline fellow Republican Representative Matt Gaetz called on Monday (October 2) for a vote to oust him, injecting an additional element of chaos into Congress. Ryan Chang reports.

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☆ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy planted the seeds of his own downfall in his January 2023 concessions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

To become speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy was forced to make several concessions. He agreed to change House rules to allow any member to bring a motion to vacate the speakership. In January, just a few short months after an election where Republicans just barely gained majority control of the House of Representatives, McCarthy had emerged as the frontrunner to become the next House speaker. Traditionally, it only takes one ballot and less than one day to elect a speaker, and the victor only needs a simple majority vote to ascend to the speakership. If a simple majority of House members vote in favor, McCarthy will be removed from the post and replaced with a temporary, unknown speaker to preside over the chamber until a new speaker is formally elected.

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Live Vote Count: House Decides Whether to Oust McCarthy as SpeakerLIVE Vote tally to remove McCarthy Answer Democrats Dem. Republicans Rep. Total Yes 0 0 0 No 0 0 0 Source: C-SPAN Note: House members can change their votes up to the end of the voting period. Late votes or changes may not be reflected until the House clerk publishes the full accounting of votes. Without support from the far-right members, given Republicans’ narrow majority, Mr. McCarthy will need some protective action from across the aisle if he is to retain his position. If enough Democrats vote in his favor, vote “present” (neither for nor against) or simply do not show up, the bar for a majority could be low enough for Mr. McCarthy’s supporters to clear it.

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A motion to table a vote to oust Kevin McCarthy fell short on Tuesday, teeing up a vote to remove the speaker from his post and throwing the House into unprecedented territory. In a 218-208 vote, with 11 Republicans joining all Democrats, the motion to table did not pass, kickstarting debate on McCarthy’s fate, which was set to be determined by a vote later Tuesday. McCarthy, facing a motion to oust him from Rep. Matt Gaetz over his handling of the government shutdown threat, attempted to call the Florida Republican’s bluff on Tuesday as he requested the vote. Speculation for weeks has suggested that Democrats might throw McCarthy a lifeline in exchange for some unspecified concessions. “It is now the responsibility of the GOP members to end the House Republican Civil War,” Jeffries wrote in a letter to members of his caucus before the vote.

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☆ Here are the 8 House Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy as House speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —A group of eight House Republicans joined with Democrats Tuesday in a historic vote to remove Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker. The vote in the House of Representatives on the motion to vacate was 216-210, with Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz leading the effort. Because of the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the House and a Democratic conference united against him, McCarthy needed the support of nearly all of his party’s members to keep the gavel. It was not immediately clear who would replace the California Republican, and GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker in the interim. Here are the House Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy:

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It would take the support of only a handful of Republicans to remove McCarthy as speaker, should Democrats vote in favor alongside the conservative rebels. Let’s get on with it, McCarthy told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting, according to a Republican in the room granted anonymity to discuss it. At the Capitol, both Republicans and Democrats met privately behind closed doors ahead of what would be a historic afternoon vote. “I think it’s safe to say there’s not a lot of good will in that room for Kevin McCarthy,” said Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass. It’s up to McCarthy to get himself out.”“We are always the adults in the room,” said Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger.

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☆ Who were the 8 GOP members who voted to oust McCarthy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

For the first time in American history, the Speaker of the House has been voted out of office. GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz initiated the motion to oust fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the seat. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementFor the first time in American history the sitting Speaker of the House, California Republican Kevin McCarthy, has been voted out of office — and it took eight members of his own party to turn the tide against him. McCarthy has argued Gaetz's move was payback for Gaetz facing a House Committee inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of funds.

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☆ Matt Gaetz says that if the Democratic Party wants to adopt Kevin McCarthy, they can
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Matt Gaetz says the Democratic Party can adopt House Speaker Kevin McCarthy if they so wish. "If the Democrats want to own Kevin McCarthy, they can have him," Gaetz told the media on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Matt Gaetz says the Democratic Party is welcome to adopt Kevin McCarthy if they want to. "If the Democrats want to own Kevin McCarthy, they can have him," Gaetz told journalists on Monday night after filing his motion to remove McCarthy. "Because one thing I'm at peace with is when we stand here a week from now, I won't own Kevin McCarthy anymore.

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☆ House votes to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, throwing the chamber back into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The House voted to vacate the Office of the Speaker on Tuesday, booting Kevin McCarthy from his job. The House, under interim speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, will now have to hold speaker elections once again, and it's not clear where that will lead. In 1910, House Speaker Joseph Cannon called the motion himself as he faced a mutiny from his own party, daring his own members to oust him. The Saturday measure, while supported by most House Republicans, ultimately passed with more Democratic than Republican votes. Gaetz and dozens of other House Republicans — potentially more than half — oppose sending more aid to the besieged country.

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Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, now the acting speaker, declared the House in recess until both parties can decide on a path forward. There is no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority now that McCarthy has opted not to run for the job again. Immediately after the vote, McHenry, a close McCarthy ally, was named temporary speaker or speaker pro tempore. McCarthy turned over that private list to the House clerk in January when he was first elected speaker. Some members left the chamber Tuesday determined to renominate McCarthy and vote for him for speaker until it passes.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. A look at the eight Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy from office, against the overwhelming wishes of their colleagues. REP. ANDY BIGGSBiggs is serving his fourth term in the House representing a strongly Republican-leaning district in Arizona. He said the annual spending bills are critical to cutting spending and getting rid of duplicative programs. It had nothing to do about spending," McCarthy said.

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☆ The House just took one step closer to firing Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republicans just tried to kill Matt Gaetz's motion to vacate, which would kick McCarthy out of his job. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe House just moved one giant step closer to firing the GOP's Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. Every House Democrat, along with 11 House Republicans, voted against the effort, ensuring a vote on McCarthy's future will take place shortly. The procedural move tees up a historic showdown: the first House vote to remove a speaker since 1910. Should it succeed, it will be the first time in American history that the House ousts its own speaker.

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CNN —The US House of Representatives is bracing for a key vote Tuesday over Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s political future as GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida pushes for his ouster. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, October 3, 2023. No House speaker has ever been ousted through the passage of a resolution to remove them. If a procedural vote fails, then there would be a vote directly on whether to remove McCarthy as speaker, which would take only a majority to succeed. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesTo force a vote, a member must go to the House floor and announce their intent to offer the resolution to remove the speaker – as Gaetz did.

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The House narrowly voted to oust Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, dooming the House speaker to a fate that seemed almost guaranteed since he took the gavel in January, with a group of rebels in his conference nipping at his heels. “The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant,” the clerk announced as the vote concluded. A temporary speaker – Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina – is expected to take over based upon a list of succession that McCarthy submitted in January, according to House rules . But in 2015, McCarthy’s speaker bid abruptly ended amid pushback from right-wing lawmakers who have long seen him as insufficiently conservative. I’m the 55th speaker of the House.”Without McCarthy at the helm, the House is expected to soon vote to elect another speaker.

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☆ McCarthy’s ouster could hurt the US economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Squabbles on the Hill have consequences, and the latest may lead to another credit downgrade that could seriously damage the US economy. Then over the weekend the government narrowly avoided a shutdown thanks to a deal Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy forged with Democrats. The back storyThe first time US debt was downgraded by another major credit rating agency, S&P, came in 2011. A Moody’s downgrade could cause yields on Treasury notes to spike even higher, underscoring the increased risks associated with holding US debt. That would add to the pressures the US economy is facing and it could even raise the likelihood of a recession.

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☆ House to Vote Soon on Keeping Kevin McCarthy as Speaker: Live Analysis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The House is set to vote later Tuesday on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership, after a longtime critic, Rep. Matt Gaetz, forced a vote to try oust him from the role. The historic and unprecedented challenge will test both Republican unity and likely make Democrats the swing votes in deciding McCarthy’s fate, due to the GOP’s narrow majority in the chamber. To prevail, McCarthy or his foes will need a majority of those voting, not just Republicans. Follow along below for live news and analysis.

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President Joe Biden asked Congress in July to approve another $24 billion related to Ukraine, which Ukraine supporters - Republicans as well as Democrats - had hoped could become law as part of a spending bill. A U.S. official said that, as of Monday, the Defense Department had $1.6 billion left to replace weapons sent to Ukraine, no funds left under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) and $5.4 billion worth of Presidential Drawdown Authority. But he, and some other Republicans in both the House and Senate, refused to include more aid for Ukraine in the measure. "Today, DoD has exhausted nearly all available security assistance funding for Ukraine," McCord wrote in the letter, dated Sept. 29 and expressing concern that the stopgap spending bill did not include security assistance for Ukraine. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Kyiv was in talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress, and that the drama around the stopgap bill was an "incident" rather than something systemic.

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[1/3] U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media as the deadline to avert a government shutdown approaches on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2023. Gaetz, who has clashed with McCarthy for months, said he would file a motion that would set up a vote to remove McCarthy as speaker. No U.S. House speaker has ever been removed from the position that puts the holder second in line in succession for the presidency after the vice president. "What we're seeing with House Republicans is pure chaos," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. On the House floor, Gaetz accused McCarthy of having a "secret side deal" with Democrats to approve Ukraine aid.

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☆ Matt Gaetz Launches Bid to Oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Kristina Peterson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ US House Speaker McCarthy braces for likely new Republican rebellion
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Rebellious Republican Representative Matt Gaetz on Sunday pledged to launch a bid to oust McCarthy as House speaker, just nine months after he struggled to win the job amid challenges from Gaetz and other hardline conservative Republicans. No U.S. House speaker has ever been removed from this high office that puts the holder second in line for the presidency after the vice president. The Republican speaker and his leadership team are hoping to spend this week passing more individual spending bills to fund government programs in the new fiscal year that began on Sunday. They would fund federal agencies that run transportation, veterans, housing and agriculture programs that clash with the lower-spending priorities of Republican versions in the House. That funding was stripped out of the stopgap funding bill passed by Congress over the weekend amid Republican objections.

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