Democrats Will Vote To Boot McCarthy as House Speaker, Jeffries Says

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday recommended that members of his party vote to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his role as GOP leader. "Given [House Republicans'] unwillingness to break from extremism in an authentic and comprehensive manner, House Democratic leadership will vote yes," Jeffries said in a letter to fellow Democrats ahead of the vote on a challenge to McCarthy's leadership by a fellow Republican. Earlier on Tuesday, McCarthy teed up the vote for around 1:30 p.m. Representative Matt Gaetz, a McCarthy antagonist, on Monday introduced a "motion...