News | Politics & Elections Trump Can’t Become Speaker Due to GOP’s Own Rules, Dem Lawmaker Points Out One GOP lawmaker has said that he will nominate Trump to be speaker when voting starts next week. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 4, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Speaker Votes Will Begin Next Week. McCarthy Says He Won’t Seek the Job. McCarthy was removed from his position as speaker of the House through a "motion to vacate," by a vote of 216 to 210. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 4, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “A Very Weak Speaker”: AOC Slams McCarthy as He Loses Speakership “He clearly has lost control of his caucus,” Ocasio-Cortez said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democrats to McCarthy: No Help on Speakership Vote Without Concessions "It’s not up to Democrats to save Republicans," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Congress Avoids Government Shutdown and Far Right Budget Demands — for Now The agreement funds the government for 45 days and includes $16 billion in disaster relief for New York City flooding. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams October 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Far Right Republicans Are Considering Ousting McCarthy From Speaker Role It's not a matter of if, but when, Freedom Caucus members try to boot McCarthy, sources say. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth 18 Youth Sunrise Movement Activists Arrested for Occupying McCarthy’s Office "We are fed up and we won't take it anymore," one activist said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout September 29, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections A Small Cadre of GOP Hard-Liners Is Pushing US Toward Government Shutdown If the shutdown occurs, it will be because Speaker McCarthy let the far right dictate critical legislative decisions. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout September 27, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections GOP Did Badly After Clinton’s Impeachment. Could Biden’s Have a Similar Effect? The GOP is devoting its political capital to spinning stories on Biden. How will voters react to its fishing expedition? By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout September 22, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Government Shutdown Looms as Far Right Lawmakers Battle Kevin McCarthy There are options to avoid a shutdown — and the Freedom Caucus is standing in the way of all of them, says Ryan Grim. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! September 19, 2023 Truthout