House GOP leadership announces new rules package raising motion to vacate threshold
House Republicans announced Wednesday night an agreement to raise the threshold to invoke a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair, in exchange for amendment changes.
Warring GOP factions strike deal to raise threshold to oust a House speaker
Two opposing House GOP factions have come together to agree on raising the threshold for the motion to vacate the chair.
‘Motion to vacate’ threshold will rise under House GOP accord
House Republican factions agreed Wednesday night on a change to the chamber’s rules that would make it tougher to oust the speaker in the manner that ex-Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost his job last year,
House Republicans strike deal to make it harder to oust Speaker
Hard-line conservatives have struck a tentative deal with House Republicans concerned about chaos in the chamber, agreeing to raise the threshold to force a vote to oust the Speaker in exchange
House GOP reaches deal to make it harder to oust speaker
The agreement would increase the threshold that allowed a single member to trigger a no-confidence vote to remove the speaker.
House Republicans agree to raise threshold needed to oust speaker
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, Rep. Andy Harris, and Speaker Mike Johnson announced a deal to raise the threshold for forcing a vote to oust a speaker.
House Republicans strike tentative deal to make it harder to oust Speaker
Hardline conservatives have struck a tentative deal with House Republicans concerned about chaos in the chamber, agreeing to raise the threshold to force a vote to oust the Speaker in exchange for
A controversial rule was used to oust Kevin McCarthy. House Republicans reached a deal to change it.
At issue is a procedural tool know as the motion to vacate that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other conservatives used to ...
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Three ways the Kevin McCarthy drama could end ahead of speaker vote
In Congress-speak, it's a "motion to vacate the chair". Getty Images Mr McCarthy is keen to avoid relying on the support of President Joe Biden's Democrats to keep his job The speaker's allies ...
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Kevin McCarthy
McCarthy is a longtime conservative politician with the Republican Party from California. While in college, he was the chair of the California Young Republicans and led the Young Republican ...
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McCarthy Puts Speakership On The Line With Quick Vote On Gaetz’s Mutiny
In a closed-door meeting with his conference Tuesday morning, McCarthy reportedly said that he plans to bring up Gaetz’s motion to vacate in the first vote series of the day, which is scheduled ...
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Kevin McCarthy's replacement will inherit a poisoned chalice too
Although Mr Gaetz had allies who supported his "motion to vacate the chair", it was a decidedly one man show. As Mr McCarthy's Republican defenders took turns standing during an hour of debate ...