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OPINION October 9, 2023

House speaker drama, McCarthy's exit: Surprise lesson George Washington could teach us today

Since the U.S. was created, there have been small groups of rebels who rock the status quo. I thought about this recently when eight Republicans managed to bring down Speaker McCarthy.

VIDEO October 9, 2023

Rep. John Duarte calls on bipartisan efforts to reinstate McCarthy to help Israel: 'We need to get him back'

Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., discusses how the absence of a House speaker could impact aid for Israel following attacks by Hamas.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2023

Democrats indicated they'd help save McCarthy before voting to oust him: sources

House Republicans were blindsided by Democrats voting with eight extreme members of their party to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

US October 8, 2023

User’s manual to the effort by some GOPers to return McCarthy to the speakership

In the aftermath of McCarthy's speakership blunder, House Republicans scramble to find a replacement speaker in order to respond to Hamas' attack on Israel.

POLITICS October 8, 2023

How the Middle East crisis could expedite the election of a House Speaker

As Israel reels from a devastating Hamas terrorists attack, the U.S. House of Representatives is "paralyzed" without a bona fide Speaker.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2023

'Unmitigated s---show': House Republicans fume over speaker vacancy amid Israel crisis

The crisis in Israel has put renewed scrutiny on the power vacuum within the House of Representatives that's ground most of Congress' daily duties to a halt.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2023

Motion to vacate measure becomes a lightning rod in stormy House speaker's race

The 200-year-old rule used to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is now a hot-button issue in the ensuing race to replace him.

POLITICS October 8, 2023

McCarthy’s kismet: How his removal as speaker was foreshadowed in 2015

How the fate of Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy's downfall as House Speaker was foreshadowed eight years before January 7, 2023, when he was elected to the position.

Kevin McCarthy October 7, 2023

McCarthy stands by averting shutdown in light of Israel attacks: 'Think if we were shut down right now'

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is standing by his efforts to keep government open amid a crisis in the Middle East, questioning what would have happened if things were different.

Nancy Pelosi October 7, 2023

Pelosi denies breaking promise to back McCarthy in speakership vote

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denied that she had promised to support her fellow Californian Rep. Kevin McCarthy as he faced a vote to oust him as speaker.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2023

Kevin McCarthy denies report he is considering resigning Congress after being ousted as House speaker

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the former Speaker of the House, confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ that he is not resigning from Congress after another outlet reported he was considering it.