Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives
Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives
Latest news and live updates on the House vote on whether to oust Kevin McCarthy. The vote was prompted by a motion by Matt Gaetz after government funding disagreements.
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Now they're a complete set of failures!
70 0 ReplyWhat happened to Eric Cantor?
16 0 ReplyAccording to Wikipedia, he lost the primary in his own district when he was house majority speaker. First in history to do so.
65 0 ReplyLost his primary in 2014 then resigned before finishing the term.
18 0 Reply9 years ago... also Boehner. Didnt think politics could get crazier. How young and naive I was.
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What happened to Paul Ryan?
3 0 ReplySaw the first two years of Trump and bowed out before it went full insanity. He may be playing it smart and letting the whole Trump thing go away before running for president. We'll see.
14 0 ReplyPaul Ryan is absolutely going to try to step back into politics once Trump is gone, and act like he's a return to sanity.
He isn't.
16 0 ReplyI'm not forgiving Paul Ryan for torpedoing the Hearing Protection Act at the one time in recent decades it had a chance to pass.
11 0 ReplyWhat would that bill do?
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The Speaker position was but a mere stepping stone to their true calling of being wealthy k street lobbyists.
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