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Oct 02 2023
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Gaetz Backs Down on McCarthy Ouster—for Now
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)—who has been making enemies in recent days of members of his own party over his incessant campaign to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy—didn’t offer a motion to do so Monday as was widely expected, though he still promised to do so later in the week. As justification for his delay, Gaetz said he wanted more details on a “secret side deal” that he accused McCarthy of
Daily BeastJun 10 2016
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White House insists endorsement won’t influence Hillary Clinton email probe
The White House insisted Thursday that President Obama’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton, including gushing praise for her high “character,” won’t influence the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into her secret email system from her time as secretary of state.
Washington TimesOct 02 2023
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Freshman Democrat Hits Matt Gaetz With A Hard Truth About His McCarthy Antics
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) had blunt advice for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) about his plot to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Gaetz said Sunday he would move forward and file a motion to vacate, forcing a vote to end McCarthy’s speakership, after the Republican leader defied his demands and worked with Democrats over the weekend to pass a temporary measure to keep the government
HuffPostOct 01 2023
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Gaetz slammed for bailing out Dems in budget battle, giving them potential leverage in ousting speaker
A bid by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has earned scorn from some fellow Republicans, who fear the Florida lawmaker is handing leverage to Democrats in the continuing battle over the budget. "The only way he can be successful is if he has 200 plus Democrats," Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., said during an appearance on "Sunday Morning Futures" with host
Fox News (Online News)Aug 20 2018
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Leak of White House counsel's cooperation shows Mueller's team 'panicking,' Giuliani says
Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani refuted speculation Sunday that White House counsel Donald McGahn had flipped on President Trump, accusing “desperate” investigators of leaking information about the attorney’s cooperation with the special counsel in order to lure the president into a perjury trap.
Washington TimesOct 01 2023
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Haley rails against lack of Ukraine aid in spending bill, pushes for spending cuts in other areas
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley railed against the lack of Ukraine aid in Congress’s “clean” stopgap measure brought to the House floor a day earlier and called for spending cuts in other areas. “The reality is Republicans and Democrats, all of them, have been spending taxpayer dollars in a ridiculous way,” Haley said Sunday on “Fox News Sunday” with Shannon Bream. “They just
The HillOct 01 2023
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Trump says Bowman pulling fire alarm 'may have been worse' than Jan. 6
Former President Donald Trump said Rep. Jamaal Bowman's (D-NY) act of pulling the fire alarm during House proceedings "may have been worse" than the actions of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump asked, "when will [Bowman's] trial begin" and said he should "suffer their same fate," referring to the many trials of Jan. 6 protesters for rioting at the U.S. Capitol following Trump's loss in the 2020
Washington ExaminerOct 01 2023
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Fox News Reporter Explains Matt Gaetz's Move to Remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is filing a motion to vacate to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the stopgap measure that averted a government shutdown. Speaker McCarthy had to solicit Democrat votes to pass the continuing resolution, which will keep Congress afloat for another 45 days. The deal struck reportedly involved a separate vote on an aid package to Ukraine. There was no aid money in
TownhallOct 01 2023
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Biden ‘sick and tired’ of brinksmanship after Congress narrowly avoids shutdown
President Biden on Sunday expressed exasperation with Republicans in Congress after lawmakers narrowly averted a government shutdown and said he hoped the drama of the last few weeks has led Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to a “personal revelation.” “Folks, the truth is we shouldn’t have gotten here in the first place. It’s time to end governing by crisis and keep your word when you give it
The HillSep 08 2023
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Senate Republicans balk at McCarthy’s plan to separate Ukraine aid from government funding bill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is planning on yanking further Ukraine funding from a short-term spending bill, but his GOP colleagues in the upper chamber are leery of the move.
Mr. McCarthy’s plan would nix $24 billion in added Ukraine aid requested by the White House from a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open past the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.
The aid money, which
Washington Times