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AOC launches scathing takedown blaming McCarthy for his own ouster: ‘He signed up to be held hostage’

As a result of the motion to vacate rule, Mr McCarthy was forced to govern in ‘extreme, bizarre ways…just yielding all of this power to an extreme rightwing,’ the New York Democrat said

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy’s reign as House speaker ended like it started — under Matt Gaetz’s thumb

Add this embarrassing failure of leadership to the Republicans’ other big problems, the biggest being Donald Trump, the former president and current GOP front runner facing 91 criminal counts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republicans just made history with McCarthy’s ouster. Who is it actually going to hurt?

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster is only the beginning of a painful process in the House of Representatives, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

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U.S. House speaker hopefuls seek Texas GOP’s blessing

Texas has by far the largest Republican delegation in the House, and gaining their support would be a major boost for any candidate as the conference meets to pick new leaders next week.

The Texas Tribune

Rape victim featured in ad reemerges as focal point of abortion debate in Kentucky governor's race

Republican Daniel Cameron has expressed sympathy for a woman who discussed the trauma of being raped by her stepfather in a campaign ad

The Independent UK

Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos

House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear.

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After disappointing election, McCarthy’s reign was rocky from the start - Roll Call

Key dates for Kevin McCarthy from Republicans winning the House majority to his ouster as speaker this week.

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Burning down the House? Trump loyalists provoke ouster of Speaker McCarthy

How effective is chaos as a political strategy? As the United States awakened to its first-ever destitution of a speaker of the House of Representatives, attention is turning to the eight members of the lower house who triggered Kevin McCarthy's downfall. We ask why the leader of the Republican majority…

France 24

The Guardian view on Kevin McCarthy’s removal: dysfunction is the Republicans’ new normal

Editorial: The ousting of the speaker of the House is the latest sign that the abnormal is becoming routine in US politics

The Guardian - UK

How Patrick McHenry went from partisan ‘attack dog’ to holding the House’s fate

Once “a pain in the neck” to Democrats, McHenry earned their respect. Now the North Carolina Republican is acting as speaker pro tempore.

Roll Call

‘Type A’ personalities paralyze House after historic McCarthy ouster - Roll Call

Being a psychiatrist or sociologist is not a requirement for the next speaker, but a background in either might not hurt.

Roll Call

Republicans target Pelosi for revenge after McCarthy ousted by GOP rebels

GOP breaks from tradition to get revenge after Democrats refuse to offer McCarthy a lifeline

The Independent UK

House uncertainty puts shutdown specter right back on the table - Roll Call

Legislative action, including consideration of two appropriations bills set for this week, has ground to a halt in the House.

Roll Call

Donald Trump Jr floats possibility his father could be next House speaker

A number of far-right Republicans have started calling for Mr Trump to become the next speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s unceremonious exit on Tuesday

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

As of Oct. 3, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market.

Roll Call

Scalise, Jordan running for speaker, but may get company - Roll Call

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan said they are running for speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy's ouster.

The Conversation

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

The House of Representatives on Oct. 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the nation’s history: It ousted the speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, lost his job in a vote of 216 to 210. To look deeper than the surface machinations, The…

The Independent UK

Trump claims ‘lots of people’ have asked him to run for speaker

‘We have some great people in the Republican Party that could do a great job as speaker,’ Trump says in Manhattan courthouse

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The Guardian - US

Republicans Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise launch House speakership bids

Hardline conservatives confirm intentions to run for the top House job a day after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by his own party

The Guardian - US

McCarthy ouster shows Republicans don’t want to govern - and they don’t want anyone else to either

The party is beholden to a base that it has fed misinformation and trained to view politics as high-stakes entertainment

The Guardian - US

Biden calls to ‘change the poisonous atmosphere in Washington’; Trump denies involvement in McCarthy removal - as it happened

Biden says he believes Republicans are ‘committed to working in a bipartisan fashion’; Trump denies having a hand in removal

The Independent UK

Who will replace ousted Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker?

The House has been left in turmoil after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on Tuesday. As Republicans scramble to find his successor, here’s a look at some of the possible contenders. Rachel Sharp reports

Salon

"Revenge": GOP evicts Pelosi from office

Pelosi was unable to remove her belongings because she was in California to mourn the loss of Sen. Dianne Feinstein

The Independent UK

GOP turns on Gaetz as House in turmoil after McCarthy ousting – latest

Attention is also turning to who will be the next House speaker, with Rep Jim Jordan and Rep Steve Scalise both announcing they are running

Evening Standard

What does the US House Speaker do? Kevin McCarthy is first politician kicked out of role

What does the Speaker of the House of Representatives actually do?

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