House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a significant threat to his position as factions within the Republican Party feud and consider turning on him during the battle to fund the government, with some ultra-conservatives and centrist Republicans expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accuses Rep. Matt Gaetz of conspiring against him with Rep. Eric Swalwell, as Gaetz calls for a new Speaker and denies seeking special treatment for his ethics complaint.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces the challenge of rallying his fragmented caucus to avoid a government shutdown, risking his speakership in the process, as Republicans in the House and Senate remain divided on spending and policy issues.
Rep. Nancy Mace is challenging Rep. Matt Gaetz to follow through on his promise to introduce a motion to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with tensions between Gaetz and McCarthy escalating in recent days.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is taking a more aggressive stance against conservatives in his party, challenging them to vote against a proposed GOP stopgap in order to isolate themselves from the rest of the party and potentially end his speakership.
House Republicans are facing deep divisions and infighting as they struggle to coalesce around a plan to avert a shutdown, with tensions boiling over between Rep. Matt Gaetz and Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a closed-door meeting.
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of being behind a social media campaign targeting Gaetz, which McCarthy denied, during a heated exchange behind closed doors at a House GOP conference meeting.
Rep. Matt Gaetz and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy got into a heated exchange during a closed-door meeting amid tensions and accusations of online manipulation, with Gaetz threatening to oust McCarthy from his position as speaker.
Rep. Matt Gaetz is leading a charge to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, driven by a deep personal animosity between the two men rather than policy differences, a factor that is contributing to the current standoff over a potential government shutdown.
House Freedom Caucus members and other hardline Republican conservatives are furious with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for relying on Democratic votes to pass a short-term funding extension, but it remains uncertain whether they will take action to oust him as speaker.
Rep. Matt Gaetz believes that Speaker Kevin McCarthy will rely on Democrats to survive the conservative effort to remove him from power, which could weaken his standing among House Republicans.
In an unprecedented move, the House voted to remove Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, leaving the chamber without a leader and plunging it into chaos; it is unclear who will succeed McCarthy as speaker.
Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are leading contenders to succeed Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House of Representatives, following McCarthy's removal by his own Republican party, but their hardline conservative views may pose challenges in attracting support from moderates within the party.
The ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker may result in a dysfunctional legislature and a potential downgrade of the U.S. federal debt rating, driving up borrowing costs for the average American.
House Republicans are in uncharted territory as they search for a replacement for Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker, with Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise both announcing their plans to run for the position.
Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are both vying to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, with Scalise bringing strengths in relationships and fundraising while Jordan appeals to conservative credentials and the support of the MAGA base.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace's decision to vote against Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House is causing anger and potential retribution from her colleagues, jeopardizing her future in the GOP and her chances of winning re-election next year.
A group of GOP representatives wrote a letter expressing their disapproval of the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker, stating that it goes against the will of the majority of Republicans and calling for a review of the rules changes made earlier this year; meanwhile, House Republicans are scrambling to elect a new speaker and pass spending bills before government funding runs out.
House Republicans express anger over the removal of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy amidst concerns over the security implications of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, emphasizing the need to elect a new Speaker.
Efforts are being made by allies of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to draft him for the Speakership again, as it is unlikely that either House Majority Leader Steve Scalise or Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan will secure the necessary votes, but there is uncertainty as to how long it will take for any candidate to win the necessary support on the floor to become Speaker.
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace voted against Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House because he failed to keep promises, such as presenting a budget and addressing important issues like gun violence and women's rights.
Despite being voted out by his own caucus, Republican Kevin McCarthy is open to retaking the position of Speaker of the House if asked, while his fellow Republicans contemplate their next move amidst the international crisis in Israel.
Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy discourages colleagues from nominating him for House Speaker, leaving two candidates, Rep. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise, who will speak at the House GOP's candidate forum.
House Republicans are set to choose a replacement for Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, with Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan as the front-runners, but it remains uncertain whether a consensus will be reached quickly due to the ongoing crises in the Middle East and government funding.
The recent vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the House of Representatives is a sign that the institution is becoming more like a parliamentary system, with party leaders having increased power and bipartisanship becoming more difficult.
Representative Matt Gaetz's successful motion to remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker has solidified his position as a major player in Capitol Hill's drama and raised speculations about his future political ambitions, including a potential run for governor of Florida.
Some Republicans may need Democratic votes to elect the next speaker, says Rep. Mike Rogers, as he criticizes the Republicans who ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy as "traitors" who "paralyzed" the House.
House Republicans are in disarray and are struggling to find a replacement for Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, with their nominee Rep. Steve Scalise facing opposition from certain members of the Republican conference.
Congressman Matt Gaetz responds to criticism about leaving the House without a speaker, discussing his vote for Rep. Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House in an interview with CNN's Michael Smerconish.
California Rep. Kevin McCarthy criticizes the eight House Republicans who joined Democrats in his ouster as speaker, vowing to support Rep. Jim Jordan as his replacement and calling their actions a disruptive mistake.
House Republicans plan to hold a floor vote on Tuesday to choose a new speaker, two weeks after Kevin McCarthy was deposed, but they have been unable to agree on a replacement for McCarthy, with Steve Scalise initially nominated and then withdrawing his bid, and Jim Jordan facing opposition from within the party.
The House GOP Conference meeting turned heated as members clashed over the speaker race, with Rep. Matt Gaetz refusing to sit down when told to by Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Mike Bost swearing at Gaetz, while members also criticized Jim Jordan for supporting a resolution to empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy scolded Rep. Matt Gaetz during a closed-door GOP conference meeting after Gaetz tried to interrupt McCarthy's remarks.
House Republicans who voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker are urging their colleagues to elect Rep. Jim Jordan as speaker and are willing to accept punishment, though one member was mistakenly included in the offer.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy blames Rep. Matt Gaetz and other GOP hard-liners for the chaos and inability to elect a Speaker in the House of Representatives.
Republican Congressman Tom McClintock of California sarcastically lashes out at Representative Matt Gaetz and his colleagues who ousted Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker in an official letter, mocking their offer to accept personal discipline in exchange for electing Jim Jordan as Speaker and ridiculing their efforts to replace the concept of majority rule.
Republican infighting continues as Rep. Tom McClintock blasts Rep. Matt Gaetz and others for their attempts to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, highlighting the divisions within the party.
House Republicans have begun voting on speaker candidates again, with GOP Reps Byron Donalds, Chuck Fleischmann, Mark Green, Mike Johnson, and Roger Williams all in the running; meanwhile, some lawmakers are split over a potential Kevin McCarthy-Jim Jordan unity ticket, and there are concerns that if the GOP doesn't unite, someone may make a deal with the Democrats.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is considering a plan to become House speaker again, with Rep. Jim Jordan as the assistant speaker, in a bid to unite warring factions within the House Republican Conference.
