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 is facing a leadership challenge as he navigates a government funding battle between House Republican hard-liners opposing Ukraine aid and threatening a government shutdown, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who supports Ukraine aid and opposes a shutdown.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) criticizes House Republicans, calling them "out of control" and accusing Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of opening an impeachment inquiry as a diversion from their struggles to fund the government, while also expressing concerns about Hunter Biden's business dealings.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defiantly challenges hard-right members of his Republican conference to attempt to oust him as they demand to avoid a government shutdown; tensions rise within the GOP conference as lawmakers struggle to avert a shutdown and find consensus.
Facing threats to his speakership, Kevin McCarthy is confident that his critics won't have enough votes to oust him, and he is ready to fight it out on the floor if necessary; however, his critics are determined to proceed with a motion to vacate the chair, putting the House GOP in a state of turmoil.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who criticized Democrats for pursuing impeachment without passing a budget in 2019, is now facing a budget crisis and potential government shutdown while pushing for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden to appease far-right Republicans threatening his speakership.
Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz warns Speaker Kevin McCarthy that his wishes for her to stay in Congress might come true, as she criticizes her party and suggests that McCarthy's leadership could cost him his job.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is taking a more aggressive approach towards his conservative critics, daring them to vote against a proposed GOP stopgap and potentially isolating them from the rest of the party.
Despite threats from conservative Republicans to remove him, Rep. Kevin McCarthy's position as Speaker of the House is secure as there are no viable alternatives that the majority of Republicans would support.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison criticizes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, calling him "the most inept Speaker of the House" and accusing House Republicans of lacking a policy agenda.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) stated that he would consider supporting the removal of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) if he allows a deal to pass to keep the government open that gets Democratic votes, expressing frustrations about broken promises and irresponsible spending.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for being "too weak" to stand up to far-right Republicans using impeachment as a political weapon against President Joe Biden, stating that they have no interest in solving problems but rather want to create political turmoil for their own benefit.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as a weak leader amid the looming government shutdown, suggesting that there are grounds to remove him from his role, although she also acknowledges the chaotic state of Republicans as a whole.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's anxiety over a potential government shutdown is criticized by MSNBC's Jen Psaki, who points out past Republican responsibility for shutdowns and accuses McCarthy of not doing enough to address the chaos within the party.
GOP Speaker Kevin McCarthy, facing a government shutdown and potential ousting, continues to placate his far-right detractors despite criticism, as his loyalists view his malleability as the only way to navigate the challenges of an ungovernable majority.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy challenges his hardline conservative critics to try and remove him from the Speakership over his decision to bring a "clean" continuing resolution to fund the government.
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.
The ousting of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership is a reflection of the current state of the modern GOP, which is characterized by a politics of contempt, personal animus, and a lack of effective leadership.
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.
Kevin McCarthy allies threatened GOP Rep. Nancy Mace that the party might withhold funding for her campaign if she voted to oust McCarthy as speaker, highlighting the deep divisions and fallout within the Republican party after McCarthy's removal.
Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney praised the ouster of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, calling him "unfit" for the position due to his collaboration with and support for Donald Trump.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi denies breaking a promise to Representative Kevin McCarthy during the historic vote to remove him from his role.
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.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denied promising to support Rep. Kevin McCarthy as he was ousted as speaker by a group of hardline Republicans, stating that the decision was made by Democratic members and citing reasons such as the impeachment inquiry into President Biden and McCarthy's support for former President Trump.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing criticism for denouncing Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman for misconduct while failing to denounce GOP members who have also engaged in misconduct.
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.
The ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker is being blown out of proportion by the Washington establishment, which tends to ignore the chaos inflicted upon Americans by various other factors such as violent crime, open borders, rising prices, and government overreach.
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.
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.
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' decision to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy with a small number of votes will be seen as a bipartisan failure, according to Rep. Larry Bucshon, causing concern about America's ability to function and appear strong on the global stage.
California Rep. Kevin McCarthy criticized the eight House Republicans who voted against him, accusing them of working with Democrats and disrupting government, while endorsing Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan as his replacement.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticizes Republicans' attempts to give Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry more powers, arguing that he should be made Speaker instead.
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.
