Party officials said that without promises to address their policy priorities, the speaker should not count on Democratic votes to save him.
Tag: Gaetz, Matt
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McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Jeopardy This Week After a Threat to Oust Him
Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a major test of his leadership in the days ahead, after one of his loudest Republican critics in the House promised to try to remove him from his post.
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Against the Wall, McCarthy Does the Right Thing
At the last possible moment, Kevin McCarthy earned some credit for keeping the government open. But not a lot of credit.
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Gaetz Says He Will Move to Oust McCarthy for Working With Democrats
A day after the Republican speaker turned to Democrats for help passing a stopgap spending bill to avert a shutdown, the far-right congressman promised to try to remove him from his post.
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How Trump Is Complicating McCarthy’s Attempts to Avoid a Shutdown
The former president has been publicly pushing a shutdown, but his views are shaped by his own handling of the 2018 shutdown.