House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to control Republican majority as Lauren Boebert brings impeachment resolution against Biden
A surprise effort by hard-right House Republicans to impeach President Joe Biden has been sidelined for now, but the ability of GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert to force the issue to a House vote demonstrates the ever-escalating challenge Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces in controlling his Republican majority.
The tense, 24-hour episode underscores the hold the House conservative flank exerts over McCarthy, forcing the speaker to accommodate hard-right priorities if he wants to stay in power. And it shows the power of a single lawmaker to use the rules of the House to force a snap vote on such weighty measures as a presidential impeachment.
It’s all part of the right flank’s broader effort to steer control of the House away from the traditional centres of power, including the speaker’s office. The morning meeting was the most “sombre” yet, said one Republican lawmaker, who was granted anonymity to discuss the closed-door session. Rank-and-file Republicans were angry at being forced into the position of having to vote on a resolution to impeach Biden even though they had not gone through the traditional process of an impeachment inquiry. They resented a single lawmaker jumping the queue of priorities.
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