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Oct 04 2023
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McCarthy ousted as speaker as respect for institutions utterly crumbles
Kevin McCarthy did the right thing for his country — and it cost him his job. Eight Republican rebels booted the speaker from his office, as opposed to the 210 GOP members who backed him. That lopsided vote was nonetheless enough to plunge the House into chaos, no one is coalescing around another candidate. And McCarthy — who got no help from the Democrats — told his caucus last night that he
Fox News (Online News)Oct 06 2023
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Trump makes big announcement on potential House speakership role
Former President Donald Trump essentially threw his hat into the ring to take on a short-term role as speaker of the House of Representatives. With the media already screaming about “chaos” in the House after now-former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted earlier this week, Trump told Fox News that he would accept a short-term role as speaker if necessary should the Republican Party
Bizpac ReviewOct 03 2023
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Kevin McCarthy lost his House speaker job. How it happened, and what’s next.
With the government running out of money again in a little over a month, the House of Representatives has instead ousted the current speaker for the first time in House history — with no one to replace him. Keeping up with politics is easy with The 5-Minute Fix Newsletter, in your inbox weekdays. Kevin McCarthy lost his job Tuesday as speaker of the House of Representatives, throwing a key
Washington PostOct 03 2023
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The Slatest for Oct. 3: McCarthy Voted Out as Speaker of the House
Kevin McCarthy’s days as House speaker are over! It all happened incredibly quickly, but if you think back to the concessions he made to get the title in the first place, maybe it’s not that surprising. Things still seem to be a bit of a mess on Capitol Hill, with both parties regrouping to figure out what’s next. You can catch up on the congressional chaos of the day here. There’s so much
SlateOct 03 2023
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AP McCarthy
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history. The 216-210 vote was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy's chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought forward the "motion to vacate," drawing together more than a handful
The AdvocateOct 30 2023
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Russian airport resumes operations after mob attacks passengers inbound from Israel
Russian President Vladimir Putin canceled a meeting of security and law enforcement officials Monday in the aftermath of a mob attack on passengers disembarking a flight from Israel at an airport in the southern region of Dagestan Sunday. Waving Palestinian flags, the crowd surged onto the tarmac. They surrounded the plane, accosting passengers and checking for Israeli passport holders at the
New York Daily NewsOct 03 2023
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Democrats won't save Kevin McCarthy as Matt Gaetz moves to oust him as house speaker: live updates
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
"USA Today" ContributorOct 31 2023
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Woman Is Accused of Fatally Poisoning Boyfriend With Antifreeze for Inheritance
A North Dakota woman has been accused of fatally poisoning her boyfriend with antifreeze in what the authorities say may have been a plot to claim part of his $30 million inheritance. The woman, Ina Thea Kenoyer, 47, of Minot, N.D., was charged with murder on Monday in the Sept. 5 death of Steven Edward Riley, Jr., 51, her boyfriend of 10 years. Ms. Kenoyer was being held at the Ward County
New York Times (News)Nov 11 2023
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Ramaswamy now selling merch after Haley’s ‘scum’ comments
GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has decided to capitalize on former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley’s “scum” comments by selling merchandise on his website.
Ramaswamy, 38, called out Haley’s daughter during the third GOP presidential primary debate on Wednesday in Miami for using TikTok, after the former South Carolina governor “made fun” of him for joining it himself. In
The HillOct 07 2023
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Videos show 'Hamas terrorists' abduct woman from peace festival in Israel
Videos on social media show a woman, identified as a 25-year-old Israeli university student, being hauled off by "Hamas terrorists" after they launched rockets and fired into a crowd of hundreds of music festival attendees. Noa Argamani, 25, and her boyfriend Avi Nathan were attending the 'Festival for Peace" music festival in Israel's Kibbutz Re'im near the Gaza Strip as Hamas fighters opened
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