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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his post, setting into motion a process that propels Republicans into a tough decision: Support McCarthy or vote to boot him? At least four Republicans are joining Gaetz in backing McCarthy’s ouster — potentially enough to remove…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has won over many of those who opposed his speakership in January, despite a motion from Rep. Matt Gaetz to oust him.
WASHINGTON — Two-thirds of Texas Republicans in the U.S. House opposed a stopgap measure to stave off a government shutdown for 45 days, defying Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose last-minute proposal
The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their priorities, including border security and defunding investigations into Donald Trump.
The federal government is set to shut down just after midnight on Oct. 1, and lawmakers aren’t anywhere closer to renewing its funding for the next fiscal year, making a shutdown this weekend all the more likely.