Kevin McCarthy's difficulties in becoming House Speaker could spell disaster for California
Summary by NewsWall Apr 16 23
- Pelosi has been the House Democratic leader for the past 20 years.
- There were 42 California Democrats in the previous Congress, accounting for roughly 10% of the 435 members.
- "I don't think the number of Republicans is what gives California its clout," Rep.
- McCarthy and other Republicans in California have advocated for legislation to solve water and health-care shortages.
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| Last Updated | Jan 06 23 |
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Who is Byron Donalds?: Hard-right Republicans nominated GOP lawmaker Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to be House speaker, an alternative to caucus leader Kevin McCarthy.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/house-speaker-mccarthy-donalds-gop/
Byron Donalds: Who is the hard-right’s new nominee for speaker?: The far-right of the House Republican Party nominated Rep. Byron Donalds from Florida for ...
cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/byron-donalds-speaker-nomination/
How Far Right Are the 20 Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy?: Most denied the 2020 election, are members of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, or both.
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/04/us/politics/house-speaker-republicans-vote-against-mccarthy.html
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Who is Byron Donalds?: Hard-right Republicans nominated GOP lawmaker Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to be House speaker, an alternative to caucus leader Kevin McCarthy.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/house-speaker-mccarthy-donalds-gop/
Byron Donalds: Who is the hard-right’s new nominee for speaker?: The far-right of the House Republican Party nominated Rep. Byron Donalds from Florida for ...
cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/byron-donalds-speaker-nomination/
How Far Right Are the 20 Republicans Who Voted Against McCarthy?: Most denied the 2020 election, are members of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, or both.
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/04/us/politics/house-speaker-republicans-vote-against-mccarthy.html
Byron Donalds emerges as GOP alternative for House speaker: MIAMI (AP) — As Republicans struggled for a second day to elect a House speaker, Rep ...
apnews.com/article/politics-florida-byron-donalds-us-republican-party-kevin-mccarthy-4df9a1bfc27bea5fb6081275af465dee
Who is Byron Donalds?: The group of House Republicans who have refused to back Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) Speaker bid on Wednesday switched their votes to ...
thehill.com/homenews/3798635-who-is-byron-donalds/
Some GOP holdouts flip for McCarthy, but it’s not enough in 12th vote: We’re gathering the latest news and updates from the vote for the House speaker ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/01/04/metro/live-updates-house-speaker-vote/
GOP lawmaker compares Speaker votes to being in one of Dante's circles of hell
theweek.com/republicans/1019826/gop-lawmaker-compares-speaker-votes-to-being-in-one-of-dantes-circles-of-hell
Republicans Vote Their Way Toward Kevin McCarthy’s Demise: Kevin McCarthy's chances of securing the speaker's gavel are waning by the second.
thedailybeast.com/republicans-vote-their-way-toward-kevin-mccarthys-demise
GOP Rep. Who Voted Against McCarthy on Day One Fights Odd Witchcraft Claims: Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna took office on Tuesday ...
newsweek.com/gop-representative-anna-paulina-luna-who-voted-against-kevin-mccarthy-fights-odd-witchcraft-claims-1771366
Power struggles, public humiliation and a government shutdown may follow
What the Kevin McCarthy saga means for America’s Congress: Power struggles, public humiliation and a government shutdown may follow
economist.com/leaders/2023/01/04/what-the-kevin-mccarthy-saga-means-for-americas-congress
Who is Byron Donalds? Florida lawmaker faces Kevin McCarthy in battle for Speaker of the House
al.com/news/2023/01/who-is-byron-donalds-florida-lawmaker-faces-kevin-mccarthy-in-battle-for-speaker-of-the-house.html
Column: Bipartisan compromise is best solution to stalemates like House speaker vote
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-house-reality-reckoning-st-0105-20230104-az3e7yuvvzbh3ibgjn2izfqr54-story.html
Scalise and Louisiana GOP delegation stay true to McCarthy — for now: WASHINGTON — Louisiana’s Republican representatives have stayed true to House speaker ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/scalise-and-louisiana-gop-delegation-stay-true-to-mccarthy/article_e36a4876-8b43-54ba-85b1-b521a59c4f42.html
Nebraska's Flood says messy fight over speaker in Congress has produced some good
omaha.com/news/nebraskas-flood-says-messy-fight-over-speaker-in-congress-has-produced-some-good/article_386dfba6-8c7d-11ed-ad0b-f7669c4116d8.html
Amash pitches himself as 'nonpartisan' House speaker amid McCarthy vote tumult: A stalemate over the next speaker of the House stretched into its second day ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/01/05/justin-amash-kevin-mccarthy-fred-upton-michigan-congressman-house-speaker-donald-trump/69778719007/
House Speaker Race Portends Chaotic Times For Governing And Markets: While the outcome of the speaker's race is up in the air, the episode underscores the chaos ...
forbes.com/sites/benkoltun/2023/01/04/the-speakers-race-portends-chaotic-times-for-governing-and-markets/
‘This isn’t his fight’: SC’s Norman dismisses Trump’s McCarthy endorsement for House speaker
charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article270767162.html
House adjourns speakership vote as McCarthy losses mount: It's unclear when — or how — the deadlock may be broken.
axios.com/2023/01/04/house-speaker-vote-kevin-mccarthy
What the far-right Republicans want: To remake Congress and the government: At the heart of the House speakership battle is a right-wing push to defund ...
nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/politics/mccarthy-republicans-rebellion.html
Congress can't access classified information due to McCarthy holdup: "I'm informed by House Security that, technically, I don't have a clearance," Rep ...
businessinsider.com/congress-cant-access-classified-information-due-to-mccarthy-holdup-2023-1
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AOC says Dems would be 'unconscious' if they drank to lost McCarthy votes: The New York progressive was responding to GOP Rep. Kat Cammack's comment that ...
businessinsider.com/aoc-mccarthy-shots-democrats-would-be-unconscious-lost-votes-2023-1
Paid articlePaid Jan. 6 officer mocks McCarthy's 'trouble' gaining the majority vote for House Speaker
businessinsider.com/michael-fanone-mocks-kevin-mccarthy-trouble-vote-house-speaker-2023-1
Paid articlePaid What To Know About Byron Donalds—The Republican Challenging McCarthy For Speaker: A group of "Never Kevin" Republicans coalesced around Donalds on Wednesday ...
forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/04/what-to-know-about-byron-donalds-the-republican-challenging-mccarthy-for-speaker/
Who is Byron Donalds?: Hard-right Republicans nominated Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to be House speaker, an alternative to GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/house-speaker-mccarthy-donalds-gop/
Speaker candidate Byron Donalds says non-functioning House is fine: McCarthy challenger Rep. Byron Donalds dismisses talk of House speaker stalemate endangering ...
businessinsider.com/speaker-candidate-byron-donalds-says-non-functioning-house-is-fine-2023-1
Paid articlePaid 2 Black people nominated for House speaker for first time ever: 20 anti-McCarthy conservatives backed Rep. Byron Donalds. With Democrats voting for Hakeem ...
businessinsider.com/2-black-people-nominated-for-house-speaker-for-first-time-ever-2023-1
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California’s past shenanigans shed light on House speaker votes: As Alex Vassar, a legislative historian with the California State Library ...
ocregister.com/2023/01/04/californias-past-shenanigans-shed-light-on-house-speaker-votes
House of Representatives adjourns: Even Trump can't help Kevin McCarthy: Kevin McCarthy's nail-biter continues: After six unsuccessful ballots ...
n-tv.de/politik/Auch-Trump-kann-Kevin-McCarthy-nicht-helfen-article23822962.html
US House rejects Kevin McCarthy a sixth time, despite Trump unity plea: No business can be conducted until the speakership is settled. Read more at straitstimes ...
straitstimes.com/world/united-states/mccarthy-again-blocked-in-bid-for-house-speaker-as-republicans-rebel
Kevin McCarthy House speaker chaos won't happen in Texas Legislature [Opinion]: Dade Phelan has a weapon in bid for House speaker that McCarthy can't even dream ...
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Kevin-McCarthy-Dade-Phelan-Texas-17694514.php
Evening Update: Kevin McCarthy fails again in bid for U.S. House speaker, GOP in disarray
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-evening-update-kevin-mccarthy-fails-again-in-bid-for-us-house-speaker/
Who is Byron Donalds? Meet the Florida man at the center of the congressional chaos
miamiherald.com/news/local/article270772822.html
Who is Byron Donalds? Meet the Florida man at the center of congressional chaos: He’s a rising star in the Republican Party. What’s his background?
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/04/who-is-byron-donalds-meet-florida-man-center-congressional-chaos/
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Bryan Kohberger nods at ‘shocked’ crying parents and sisters at Idaho murders extradition hearing
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/bryan-kohberger-idaho-family-hearing-b2255552.html
For Missouri’s two new representatives, first week in Congress goes off the rails
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article270775367.html
‘Washington is broken’: Scott Perry nominated a GOP alternative for House speaker
inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pa-scott-perry-speech-nominates-byron-donalds-20230104.html
U.S. House Republicans face stalemate as Kevin McCarthy seeks speakership: McCarthy weathered three failed votes for speaker on Tuesday.
nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/u-s-house-republicans-face-stalemate-as-kevin-mccarthy-seeks-speakership
U.S. House rejects Kevin McCarthy a sixth time despite Trump unity plea: WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives, mired in a chaotic leadership battle ...
nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/u-s-house-rejects-kevin-mccarthy-a-sixth-time-despite-trump-unity-plea
Paid articlePaid U.S. House rejects McCarthy again despite Trump plea for unity: McCarthy, a congressman from California who has served as the top House Republican since 2019 ...
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