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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Gaetz, who angered many of his Republican House colleagues with his challenges that led to Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster, has drawn a former Navy pilot as an opponent in August's GOP primary. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

Matt Gaetz badgers Kevin McCarthy on convention floor at RNC

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy notches revenge win with pending ouster of Bob Good, but Trump gets credit

By Lindsey McPherson and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) **FILE**

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he wants the House to be reshaped in his image

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

FILE - Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux speaks during a news conference in Visalia, Calif., Feb. 3, 2023. Boudreaux and State Assembly member Vince Fong, both Republicans, are vying for the vacant 20th Congressional District seat in the state's Central Valley farm belt. That's the seat formerly held by Kevin McCarthy. (Ron Holman/The Times-Delta via AP, File)

Trump-backed legislator, county sheriff vie for McCarthy’s vacant U.S. House seat in California

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, heads to a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Rep. Good has criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., for continuing her push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his position. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican PAC takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., stands to vote for Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., in the House Chamber, as Republican members try to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.

Grudge match: Gaetz draws primary challenger as McCarthy seeks revenge for ouster

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy opted to leave effective Dec. 31 rather than serve among the rank-and-file. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

McCarthy says he lost the speakership over ‘one person’ and an ethics complaint

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump does a little dance after speaking, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

House Republicans confident Trump-led ballot will propel them to bigger majority in November

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy opted to leave effective Dec. 31 rather than serve among the rank-and-file. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Former Speaker McCarthy blames teetering GOP on his ousting

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 11, 2023, file photo, former House Speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., arrives for a House Republican closed-door caucus to decide who to nominate for speaker of the House, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Ex-House Speaker McCarthy hopes Rep. Mace can ‘straighten’ out her life

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., listens as the House Rules Committee prepares a bill at the Capitol in Washington, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Thomas Massie: House on a downward spiral since ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters as he departs as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ex-Rep. Kevin McCarthy blames House Freedom Caucus for stopping Republicans from governing

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2023. Newsom signed hundreds of new laws in 2023 that will take effect in California on Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) **FILE**

Newsom announces March 19 special election to fill McCarthy’s seat

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, that he is resigning from his congressional seat and will leave by the end of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy bids farewell to Congress with gratitude, optimism

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Then-Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Liz Cheney calls Kevin McCarthy ‘pathetic’ for considering Trump position

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson's margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer, complicating future votes and magnifying the ability of individual lawmakers to force concessions. Photo: AP

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter with Kevin McCarthy’s retirement

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticizes President Joe Biden's policies and efforts on the debt limit negotiations as he holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, that he is resigning from his congressional seat and will leave by the end of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president, says he would consider serving in his Cabinet

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is resigning months after his ouster as House speaker

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announces retirement from Congress at year’s end

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., arrives as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, late Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Marjorie Taylor Greene points out slimming Republican House majority: ‘Hopefully no one dies’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times