FOX News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports that having no speaker during an international crisis puts the House and national security in jeopardy.
Hakeem Jeffries calls on GOP to ‘get their act together’ with speaker’s race as war flares up in IsraelFormer House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has told colleagues not to re-nominate him for the position after several of his allies indicated dozens of Republicans would back him over either Majority Leader Steve Scalise or Rep. Jim Jordan , The Post has learned.
, formerly Twitter, in response to the reports: “I’m not involved in any effort to include Rep. McCarthy on the ballot.”Another GOP aide said the eight members who voted McCarthy out are now “mainly behind Jordan,” implying Scalise would face more difficulty shoring up votes from hard-right members.Jordan currently has more than a dozen more members supporting his bid for the speakership than Scalise, with 47 House Republicans backing him.
“When you can’t say unequivocally that there should be accountability for eight that did this, I’m not interested in supporting you as a candidate,” Rep. Mike Lawler McCarthy had previously expressed he was open to taking back the speakership if the conference was unified in its support.The New York Republican has previously expressed interest in expelling Rep.
Speaking to reporters in a Monday press conference, he made a forceful appeal that the lack of House Republican leadership wasSeveral of McCarthy’s allies indicated more Republicans would back him over Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan .The next House speaker would also face the looming threat of another motion to vacate by disgruntled members, as Republicans hold just a four-seat majority.
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GOP lawmaker calls on House to urgently reinstate Kevin McCarthy as speaker to approve Israel aidRep. John Duarte, R-Calif., told FOX News that Kevin McCarthy needs to be reinstated as House speaker as Congress' lower chamber is rendered unable to provide aid to Israel.
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Kevin McCarthy's Removal as House Speaker Was Justified | OpinionMcCarthy knew the liabilities, accepted the risks, and when the game was up, walked away.
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Kevin McCarthy says he would return as speaker if House Republicans want him backRep. Kevin McCarthy said Monday that he would take back his speakership if the GOP conference asks him to return after voting to remove him last week.
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Kevin McCarthy’s Ouster Could Imperil Republican House Seats in 2024Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he wouldn’t run for speaker again, after becoming the first House speaker to be ousted. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
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Kevin McCarthy Signals Openness to House Speaker ComebackRepublicans plan vote to pick party’s nominee this week
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Kevin McCarthy says he’s willing to return as House speakerMcCarthy made the comment as the House Republican conference prepared to meet for the first time since his ouster.
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