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...Last year, Democrats failed to come to McCarthy’s defence....
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...Democrats failed to come to the rescue of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy when he faced a rebellion last year, but have signalled in recent days that they are open to bailing out Johnson should he face a similar...
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...“I know my work is only getting started,” McCarthy said in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal....
...McCarthy’s removal thrust the House into disarray, as Republicans for weeks failed to coalesce around a successor....
...Republicans on Capitol Hill were scrambling to find a new leader on Wednesday, one day after the dramatic ouster of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy left the party rudderless and thrust Washington into...
...The same thing is going to happen to Sherrod Brown this year,” said Moreno spokesperson Reagan McCarthy....
...McCarthy made clear in a press conference after his removal that he would not run for Speaker again. He has not endorsed a successor....
...The framework announced on Sunday largely keeps funding levels on a par with what McCarthy and Biden agreed....
...McCarthy and his allies have insisted that he is ready to stare down the challenge. Minutes after Gaetz’s motion, McCarthy responded on X, formerly Twitter: “Bring it on.”...
...In a dramatic 216-210 vote on Tuesday afternoon, the House endorsed a “motion to vacate” to in effect fire McCarthy from the speakership....
...In a dramatic 216-210 vote on Tuesday afternoon, the House endorsed a “motion to vacate” to in effect fire McCarthy....
...McCarthy was only elected on the 15th round of voting in January....
...The procedural vote sets the stage for a final vote later on Tuesday that is likely to see McCarthy removed as Speaker. Read more on US Congress here...
...Joanna Kao That was Lauren Fedor, the FT’s deputy bureau chief in Washington. Thanks, Lauren. Lauren Fedor Thanks, Joanna....
...But those vying to replace him are likely to face an uphill battle similar to McCarthy’s....
...Lauren Fedor And then in the ultimate vote, McCarthy did fail. US House of Representatives proceedingOn this vote, the yeas are 216. The nays are 210....
...Burchett was one of the eight Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy as Speaker last month. McCarthy denied hitting Burchett....
...Democrats will hope that McCarthy’s impeachment probe runs aground rapidly....
...The House majority leader, 57, is now pitching himself as the natural successor to McCarthy....
...The House of Representatives has now been without a Speaker for more than three weeks, after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy earlier this month....
...Last Tuesday, the House voted to remove McCarthy as Speaker, after Florida congressman Matt Gaetz led a rebellion of eight members to unseat McCarthy from the Speakership....
...And McCarthy has very limited room for manoeuvre....
...It took 15 rounds of voting in January to elect Kevin McCarthy. Asked if he was willing to go as many rounds as McCarthy, Jordan replied: “Whatever it takes to get a Speaker today.”...
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