Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) scolded Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) in a closed-door GOP conference meeting.
When Gaetz tried to interrupt McCarthy, the ex speaker told him to sit down.
McCarthy reported that in the meeting, there was a moment when he mentioned Gaetz.
Gaetz stood up to interrupt him and say something. McCarthy then fired back at him, “Sit … down,” which prompted Gaetz to respond back.
Gaetz said that he thought McCarthy was “yielding to me since he had mentioned me.”
On Thursday, the House Republicans gathered for nearly four hours to discuss their next steps as they worked to choose a speaker candidate. This follows Gaetz’s decision to join forces with Democrats to remove McCarthy from his position. Gaetz led eight Republicans and all Democrats in the vote.
The conference nominated right-wing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for the role, but he was unsuccessful in securing...
When Gaetz tried to interrupt McCarthy, the ex speaker told him to sit down.
McCarthy reported that in the meeting, there was a moment when he mentioned Gaetz.
Gaetz stood up to interrupt him and say something. McCarthy then fired back at him, “Sit … down,” which prompted Gaetz to respond back.
Gaetz said that he thought McCarthy was “yielding to me since he had mentioned me.”
On Thursday, the House Republicans gathered for nearly four hours to discuss their next steps as they worked to choose a speaker candidate. This follows Gaetz’s decision to join forces with Democrats to remove McCarthy from his position. Gaetz led eight Republicans and all Democrats in the vote.
The conference nominated right-wing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for the role, but he was unsuccessful in securing...
- 10/21/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Jim Jordan lost a floor vote to become House Speaker on Tuesday. He lost by an even wider margin on Wednesday. He decided against a third vote on Thursday — which many predicted would have gone even worse for the Ohio Republican — instead opting to back a resolution to appoint Rep. Patrick McHenry as a temporary Speaker until the caucus could rally around a permanent leader.
It didn’t go so well.
Tempers reportedly flared behind closed doors, with Republicans directing their ire at a familiar target: Matt Gaetz, whose successful...
It didn’t go so well.
Tempers reportedly flared behind closed doors, with Republicans directing their ire at a familiar target: Matt Gaetz, whose successful...
- 10/19/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
House Republicans are up in arms over the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (Va) recent statement claiming that the GOP’s debt limit and spending cut bill could put services and benefits for veterans at risk. The statement prompted a strong response from House Veterans Affairs’ Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), who accused the Va of using […]
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- 5/2/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
Update: The weeklong slog to launch a new Congress continued with a 13th ballot, as Kevin McCarthy picked up a vote yet still was short a majority.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-md) shifted his vote to McCarthy, giving the Republican leader 214 votes in the latest round. That’s still three short of what he needed to win the speakership.
Meanwhile, reports are emerging of the concessions that McCarthy made to win over the holdouts, including requiring just one member to file a motion to remove the speaker. Other concessions, according to Politico, would require a vote on a balanced budget amendment and there would guarantees for giving members of the Freedom Caucus seats on committees.
Hakeem Jeffries gained a vote in the latest round, as Rep. David Trone (D-md) made it to the floor after having surgery earlier in the morning. He drew loud cheers as he made his way to...
Rep. Andy Harris (R-md) shifted his vote to McCarthy, giving the Republican leader 214 votes in the latest round. That’s still three short of what he needed to win the speakership.
Meanwhile, reports are emerging of the concessions that McCarthy made to win over the holdouts, including requiring just one member to file a motion to remove the speaker. Other concessions, according to Politico, would require a vote on a balanced budget amendment and there would guarantees for giving members of the Freedom Caucus seats on committees.
Hakeem Jeffries gained a vote in the latest round, as Rep. David Trone (D-md) made it to the floor after having surgery earlier in the morning. He drew loud cheers as he made his way to...
- 1/6/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with statement from Rep. Bost’s office: In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to extend comprehensive health benefits to veterans who suffered toxic exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, Jon Stewart, who has long championed the bill, warned of efforts to water it down.
Appearing at a Capitol Hill press conference including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the bill’s chief sponsor, Rep. Mark Takano (D-ca), Stewart called out Rep. Mike Bost (R-il), who he said is offering an insufficient alternative. Takano chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee and Bost is its top ranking Republican.
Stewart said, “Make no mistake. We are Congress. This is a place where what is necessary becomes what they can get away with, and we can’t allow that to happen in this final moment of their fight.
“They are going to go...
On Wednesday, Jon Stewart, who has long championed the bill, warned of efforts to water it down.
Appearing at a Capitol Hill press conference including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the bill’s chief sponsor, Rep. Mark Takano (D-ca), Stewart called out Rep. Mike Bost (R-il), who he said is offering an insufficient alternative. Takano chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee and Bost is its top ranking Republican.
Stewart said, “Make no mistake. We are Congress. This is a place where what is necessary becomes what they can get away with, and we can’t allow that to happen in this final moment of their fight.
“They are going to go...
- 3/2/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: The Supreme Court rejected the suit, saying in a brief order that Texas “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections.”
Original story below.
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One hundred and twenty-six House Republicans, more than half the caucus, have signed onto an amicus brief in a Texas lawsuit that is asking the courts to invalidate millions of votes from four swing states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud, these elected officials joined the Texas attorney...
Original story below.
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One hundred and twenty-six House Republicans, more than half the caucus, have signed onto an amicus brief in a Texas lawsuit that is asking the courts to invalidate millions of votes from four swing states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud, these elected officials joined the Texas attorney...
- 12/11/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Pharrell Williams Sends Legal Warning to Trump Over Rally’s Use of ‘Happy’ After Pittsburgh Shooting
Pharrell Williams sent a legal warning to Donald Trump after the singer’s “Happy” was played at the president’s political event in Indiana Saturday, a rally held just hours after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
“On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played his song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event in Indiana,” Williams’ attorney Howard King wrote to Trump in the cease-and-desist letter (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon...
“On the day of the mass murder of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged ‘nationalist,’ you played his song ‘Happy’ to a crowd at a political event in Indiana,” Williams’ attorney Howard King wrote to Trump in the cease-and-desist letter (via The Hollywood Reporter).
“There was nothing ‘happy’ about the tragedy inflicted upon...
- 10/30/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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