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Why was Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker, and what happens next?
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate the House speaker’s chair proved successful in a historic 216-210 vote on Tuesday. Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday…
House advances motion to remove McCarthy as speaker, setting up historic vote
House Republicans on Tuesday failed to table Rep. Matt Gaetz’s resolution to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, making way for a vote…
Watch: Biden comments on Kevin McCarthy ouster, student loan debt
A day after Kevin McCarthy was removed as House speaker, President Biden discussed the turmoil in Congress as well as further actions the White House…
Republican who voted to oust McCarthy brushes off criticism: “Tempers are hot”
Rep. Matt Rosendale, a Republican from Montana, voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. He defended the move to CBS News congressional…
Republican lawmakers react to McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker
Three Republican lawmakers — two who voted against Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker and one who joined the 208 House Democrats to vote for…
GOP lawmaker says McCarthy ouster was fundraising move
Rep. Garret Graves, a Republican from Louisiana, voted against removing Kevin McCarthy as speaker. Graves told CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion that McCarthy’s ouster…
Gaetz speaks out on McCarthy, White House allows border wall expansion, more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on Rep. Matt Gaetz standing firm in his decision to lead Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker, the Biden administration allowing more…
Democrats are courting disaster (again) by betraying their base
Grassroots activists worked tirelessly to get voters to the polls in 2020, and their efforts helped Joe Biden win in key swing states like Wisconsin….
Democrats are in for a world of hurt in swing states like Wisconsin
With news that Democrats will likely be caving to pressure from “centrist” lawmakers like Sen. Joe Manchin, shelving President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package,…
Is Jim Jordan the right House speaker candidate to unite the GOP? Strategists weigh in
A vote to decide who will be the next House speaker following Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is expected to take place next week. Former President…
GOP presidential candidates respond to Hamas attack on Israel
Republicans on the campaign trail have been voicing support for Israelis and criticizing the Biden administration’s foreign policy. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro has…
U.S. response to Israel-Hamas war, House speaker race latest and more | America Decides
“America Decides” reports on the Biden administration’s pledge to support Israel after Hamas launched a surprise attack Saturday, new CBS polling on what the American…
How America’s broken electoral system made the Jan 6 insurrection possible
America’s electoral system is broken. From partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression to an Electoral College that sidelines the popular vote, it should surprise no one…
Georgia’s Latinx community seeks to ‘out-organize’ voter suppression
Georgians went to the polls in record numbers during the May 24 primary ahead of the crucial 2022 midterm elections, despite renewed GOP efforts to…
