A revolt by a small group of hard-line Republicans has left the House without an elected speaker and, as a result, unable to do legislative business. It spent much of last week on recess, and isn’t expected to reconvene to vote on a new speaker until midweek at the earliest. It’s not clear how long […]
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Mccarthy’s replacement will inherit a real mess
Back in January, Kevin McCarthy struck a deal to become House Speaker that gave any one member of Congress the power to force a vote on whether to remove him. On Tuesday, one Republican – Matt Gaetz – did exactly that. And, with the help of Democrats, he succeeded in kicking him out. Now most […]