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The “motion to vacate” that Representative Matt Gaetz put forward on Monday sets up a two-day showdown between the speaker and hard-right Republicans in the House.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to call a vote on Tuesday on the right-wing effort to oust him from the speakership. He said he had no intention of giving Democrats any concessions to help him keep the job, and Democrats did not plan to save him.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, a hardline Republican lawmaker, said he would file what’s called the “motion to vacate.”

Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an attempt by members of his own party to oust him because he passed a stopgap funding measure with Democratic support to avoid a...

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 335-91 to adopt a 45-day stopgap measure hours before funding for federal agencies was set to expire.

Hardline Republican Matt Gaetz says he will move to eject speaker over deal with Democrats to avert shutdown

Hardline Republican Matt Gaetz says he will move to eject House speaker over deal with Democrats to avert shutdown

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a challenge from hardline members of his caucus who are threatening to oust him using a procedure called the "motion to vacate." This motion allows any member to introduce a resolution to remove the speaker, and if it is considered on the House floor, it only requires a simple majority to pass.

As Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy struggles to negotiate a deal to keep the government open, he faces a challenge from his right flank, with hardline members of...

“I would like not to be a hermit,” the former White House aide says upon the publication of a memoir about her journey down a political rabbit hole.