How McCarthy survived the House chaos to win the speaker’s gavel
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz strode into House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office on Monday night with a list of demands. Among them: The chairmanship of a key House Armed Services subcommittee. McCarthy rejected the offer. That decision set in motion a chain of events that left Gaetz and McCarthy locked in open confrontation on the House floor late Friday night.
After McCarthy won the speakership, Trump congratulated him on his social media site. ‘It’s embarrassing for the country’ When the House gaveled back into session Wednesday, McCarthy lacked the votes to adjourn the session, as some of his allies had wanted in order to keep negotiating. So McCarthy headed toward a fourth ballot. Jordan urged McCarthy’s opponents not to nominate him again. Instead, Rep.
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