#The Republicans voting against McCarthy

#The Republicans voting against McCarthy

The Republicans voting against McCarthy As House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid for Speaker hangs in the balance, several far-right members of his own party have indicated that they plan to oppose him in Tuesday’s vote.  The five “Never Kevin” Republicans — Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Matt Rosendale…

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#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy Efforts to support House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker are ramping up as a handful of hardline conservatives threaten to keep him from winning the gavel in a Jan. 3 House floor vote. More centrist Republicans in the Republican Governance Group are wearing buttons that…

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#WHIP LIST: McCarthy searches for 218 GOP Speakership votes

#WHIP LIST: McCarthy searches for 218 GOP Speakership votes

WHIP LIST: McCarthy searches for 218 GOP Speakership votes A narrower-than-anticipated House Republican majority and a growing number of House Republicans expressing opposition to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are threatening to derail his bid to be Speaker of the House. McCarthy won his party’s nomination for Speaker this month but needs to secure…

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#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that GOP lawmakers will consider impeachment next year if he does not step down. “If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House…

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#The Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump

#The Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump

The Memo: GOP at crossroads over Trump The Republican Party, which had hoped to be flying high following last week’s midterm elections, is instead in a state of flux — with former President Trump at the core of the unease.  Trump launched his third bid for the presidency in a meandering speech at Mar-a-Lago on…

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#Republicans win control of the House

#Republicans win control of the House

Republicans win control of the House Republicans are projected to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, gaining control of Congress’s lower chamber after four years of Democratic rule. The Associated Press called the 218th seat for Republicans — projecting Rep. Mike Garcia (Calif.) to win reelection — around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, more than…

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