WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the United States Congress have formally rebuked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz for what they are calling "unnecessary infighting" that they claim is distracting from the important work of giving themselves raises. "You guys need to cool it! All this fighting is hurting our bank accounts — er, um, I mean, our country," said esteemed representative Nancy Pelosi. "I've had to supplement my income with millions in back-door deals with lobbyists and insider trading. No one should have to live like this!"...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is ruling out trying to work with Democrats to save his job. While speaking to reporters hours before the House was expected to vote on a motion to vacate the chair on Tuesday, McCarthy was asked, “Are you ruling out any sort of power-sharing agreement with Democrats?” He continued, “I know that our government’s designed to have compromise, but look, we’re in the majority, you don’t surrender.” “Do you work with the other side? Yeah, and that’s what I’ve done,” McCarthy added. Earlier this week,...

Republican Rep. Bob Good of Virginia will vote to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from office for his “betrayal” on promises to conservative lawmakers made earlier this year, he told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Good referred to a motion to vacate the chair filed by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on Monday, which would remove McCarthy and force an immediate vote on a new speaker if passed. Good claimed that McCarthy’s compromises with Democratic leaders to pass legislation that avoided a sovereign debt default in May and a...

Geraldo Rivera unloaded on Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and accused him of derailing the government with his revolution against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The former Fox News personality held back little on Tuesday as he got on X — the social media platform once known as Twitter — and denounced the push to remove McCarthy from his leadership position. Rivera did so by characterizing Gaetz as a “douche” and an attention-seeker whose goals boil down to causing political mayhem. “Sad State of the Nation when House Speaker’s job is threatened...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) made good on his promise to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, filing a motion to vacate over the weekend. It’s a privileged motion, so the House must take it up within two days. The vote is happening today, but not before McCarthy’s allies force a move to table this maneuver. House Republicans have a slim five-seat majority. Democrats aren’t going to lift a finger to bail out McCarthy despite some reports that there are quiet whispers that a few might help the speaker. For now, the...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is in the fight for his political life as the California Republican stares down a motion to oust him for the speakership. The rebellion, led by conservative hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has roiled the House in chaos. The move to oust McCarthy – known as a motion to vacate – has the support of a handful of hard-right lawmakers who have expressed anger at McCarthy for working with Democrats to avert a government shutdown. With House Republicans’ razor thin majority, McCarthy’s fate has...

A picture of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is leading to speculation about his true motives for seeking to defenestrate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Gaetz announced his plan to file a motion to vacate the chair and end McCarthy’s speakership after he advanced a spending bill that relied on Democratic votes to pass. And on Monday night, the Florida congressman made good on his threat. Later on Monday, a photo showed Gaetz standing on the steps of the Capitol surrounded by reporters and illuminated by lights for cameras. Former Republican...

Kevin McCarthy claimed he does not need to make an alliance with Congressional Democrats in order to weather Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) attempt to oust him as Speaker of the House. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, McCarthy continued to shrug off Gaetz despite the latter following through on his threat by filing a motion to vacate the House speaker. Gaetz has repeatedly accused McCarthy of breaking his promises to hard-right members of the Republican caucus, and Gaetz declared on Monday night that if McCarthy survives, “it will be him working...

Rep. Chip Roy (R., Texas), a conservative Republican who has been part of the group trying to extract conservative promises from McCarthy, said on social media Tuesday he would vote against the motion to vacate. “I am voting against this motion because I disagree with the tactical play call. I do not believe that you pull the coach at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which is where we currently stand,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter. He said with his vote he would demand that GOP leadership...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) entered the House floor Tuesday well ahead of the vote he set in motion. He sat alone, toward the back of the chamber, where the group of hard-line conservatives typically gather.

Even if his effort fails and McCarthy remains speaker, Gaetz has still claimed a wave of publicity that could help him in a GOP primary should he run for governor of Florida in 2026, as many have speculated. The Journal has more on Gaetz here.