"He has no place in the Nassau County Republican Committee nor in elected office- We do not consider him one of our congresspeople"
"Our debates will be passionate but not personal" Speaker-elect McCarthy tells Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as he accepts gavel
"A bunch of expenditures right below legal requirement for his committee to keep receipts is evidence that he knew what he was doing"
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (Texas) has been particularly outspoken, calling hardline McCarthy opponents “enemies,” and “childish”
McCarthy made major concessions to corral support including a rule change that'd allow five GOP members to call a vote to vacate speakership
Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) failed to secure enough GOP votes in three separate ballots on Tuesday.
19 members of the House Republican caucus declined to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) speakership
"With a small Republican majority, we think there’s a greater chance of blocking anti-gay and anti-trans bills"
Other bills allow for the denial of certain services to LGBTQ+ people, based on religious exemptions also being considered by GOP lawmakers
There is a GOP "cult of personality" around Trump, presenting a moral test that the Republican Party is "failing"
