There’s one fundamental difference between this generation’s Republican and Democratic parties. While both sides find themselves in moments of ideological confusion and division, the Democrats never fail to come together and do whatever is needed to further their collective pursuit of power. Meanwhile, the Republicans have become experts in shooting themselves in the foot — or even blowing off both legs with a double-barreled shotgun. THE RACE IS ON: WHO COULD REPLACE MCCARTHY AS SPEAKER? This time, the person wielding the shotgun is Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who successfully removed...

Appearing on CNN on Wednesday, Joyce blasted Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who filed the motion to vacate, and others, accusing them of bringing the House to a halt while they scramble to find a new speaker. … Asked by CNN’s Dana Bash if he was for kicking Gaetz and others out of the conference, Joyce said he was. “If it was up to me, I’d vote for it,” he said. … “It’s a waste of time having conversations with these people and I think we need to start working and...

Matt Gaetz is still in Congress! Boo! No, I mean, MEGA BOO! The man is awful, and if Kevin has to be booted due to being a feckless liar and scoundrel, Matt Gaetz should be packing his bags and exiting stage left with him. Thankfully, whispers on Capital Hill are saying just that. Darling Kev has friends in high and, just as likely, low places. There is now a target on Gaetz's back, and the previous House ethics investigation into him may begin to heat up. My thing is, yes,...

Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) claimed he would support a hypothetical vote to remove the eight conservative lawmakers who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the House GOP conference. The House voted to remove McCarthy as its leader on Tuesday after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) forced a vote on a motion for McCarthy to vacate the speaker's chair. Gaetz's motion came after he accused the former speaker of making a side deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend. ALL THE THINGS THE HOUSE...

Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) crusade to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker may have earned him a prime spot in Democrats' ad campaigns and fundraising grabs after offering up several quotes regarding Republicans' handling of President Joe Biden and oversight duties. Lawmakers voted 216-210 to remove McCarthy from his position after eight Republicans joined all Democrats in a historic rebuke to GOP leadership, leaving the House at a standstill until lawmakers can elect a new speaker. The vote comes after weeks of threats to McCarthy from members of his...

The race to replace ousted House speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber's No. 2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of President Joe Biden, said they would seek the post. The two lawmakers could be joined by several other candidates in what could be a lengthy and likely messy battle to fill the post in the House where Republicans hold a majority. Republican lawmakers emerging from a private meeting mainly named the two as leading candidates. Tuesday's historic removal of McCarthy, driven by...

A 2018 video of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who led the effort to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his speakership post, began circulating on social media following the historic motion-to-vacate vote. In the clip, the Florida Republican argued that efforts to oust then-Speaker Paul Ryan would weaken the GOP. “Here’s the problem: If we take Paul Ryan off the field right now, instead of being able to finish strong in the 115th Congress, we will shatter into a bunch of factions fighting against each other for power,” Gaetz said....

Rep. Matt Gaetz, with his actions against ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other activities in the chamber, is "destabilizing the Republican Party," and eventually cost the party the presidency, political strategist and former presidential adviser Dick Morris tells Newsmax. "I'm in line with what Newt Gingrich says, which is that Gaetz is a self-serving ambitious guy who did this simply to attract attention and that he's leading basically a group of people who were exercising their power trying to get on the news and destabilizing the Republican Party," Morris...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said he “absolutely” has and will never have any regret over spearheading the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Following the historic 216-210 vote to toss him from the speaker’s chair, McCarthy addressed the media, specifically calling out Gaetz for not being a conservative. “When he says we’re not conservative because we didn’t vote to secure the border, I think that does merit a response,” Gaetz said. “We passed a Department of Homeland Security border bill that would have required E-Verify with a host...