McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House just over two months ago on October 3rd. McCarthy has been a member of the House since 2007.
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New House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is seeking bipartisan support for a two-part funding bill. Just over a month ago, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as House Speaker after reaching a similar, bipartisan deal to keep the government open.
Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the major seat of U.S. power and ending–for now–the weeks of political chaos in their majority.
Hard-line Republicans have met Emmer’s nomination with resistance.
Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues that he would back a temporary U.S. House speaker, but CNN is reporting that House Republicans have scrapped that plan. Another vote for speaker could come tomorrow.
Jordan did not get the necessary 217 votes on the first ballot as the 20 Republicans chose to vote for someone else.
Spearheaded by Rep. Matt Gaetz, Congress voted Kevin McCarthy out of his position as House Speaker. Eight House Republicans voted against McCarthy, leading to a final vote of 216 to 210 to oust him.
President Joe Biden will pivot from touting bold initiatives to reassuring voters and pledging bipartisan policy solutions as he grapples with a new Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
Biden met with top Republicans and Democrats to go over legislative priorities for the future. Issues on the table included averting a government shutdown and funding aid for Ukraine.