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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters after leaving a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Matt Gaetz says it’d be ‘absolutely’ worth losing seat over forcing out McCarthy

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Republican presidential hopeful and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks with caucusgoers after a campaign event on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. Haley is hoping to get a bump in support after this week's second GOP candidate debate. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Nikki Haley to House Republicans amid speaker turmoil: ‘We need to get united’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump welcomes Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to the stage at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?

By Stephen Groves and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., departs the office still bearing his nameplate after a day of meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. McCarthy was voted out of the job of speaker this week by a contingent of hard-right conservatives in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy says ‘nothing the House can’ do until new speaker elected

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, at Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Despite wide support for Ukraine aid in Congress, it seems no one could muscle $6 billion to passage

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., departs the office still bearing his nameplate after a day of meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. McCarthy was voted out of the job of speaker this week by a contingent of hard-right conservatives in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy shoots down reports that he is resigning, says he’ll run for another term

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives at the Capitol for meetings as GOP leaders grapple with choosing his replacement, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. With no speaker of the House, a constitutional officer second in line to the presidency, the Congress cannot fully function — to pass laws, fund the government and otherwise serve as the branch of government closest to the people — during a time of simmering uncertainty at home and abroad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be missed

By Newt Gingrich

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 **

Forty-five House GOP lawmakers decry ‘chaos caucus’ for ousting McCarthy

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., calls on a reporter during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Dem Jeffries calls out House Republicans for being ‘petty’ after vote to remove McCarthy as speaker

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, calls chairman a ‘star’

By S.A. Miller and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Committee Chair Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a committee on House Administration Oversight Subcommittee and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee joint hearing Wednesday, April 19, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mace solicits funds after McCarthy removal, says ‘establishment’ is coming after her

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks to reporters as he walks out of a closed-door caucus meeting after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. The measure now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Manchin calls vote to oust McCarthy a ‘personal’ score-settling

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to reporters after leaving a meeting on the morning after he filed a motion to strip Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Republicans have knives out for Rep. Gaetz after orchestrating McCarthy’s ouster as speaker

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., confer during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The two GOP leaders have emerged as contenders to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives. Jordan is now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has long sought the top post. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Who might replace McCarthy as House speaker? What are Republicans already demanding for their vote?

By Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

The speaker's dais is seen in the House of Representatives of the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job by a contingent of hard-right conservatives this week, House GOP leaders are now grappling to find a new speaker. With no speaker of the House, a constitutional officer second in line to the presidency, the Congress cannot fully function — to pass laws, fund the government and otherwise serve as the branch of government closest to the people — during a time of simmering uncertainty at home and abroad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GOP infighting erupts over rewriting rules to oust speaker

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump listens during his civil fraud trial at the State Supreme Court building in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources say

By Farnoush Amiri and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

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

McCarthy orchestrated evicting Pelosi from Capitol office so he could take it

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Then-President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on. The former president on Wednesday threw cold water on suggestions he should take over as the House of Representatives as the next speaker. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

Former president dashes MAGA movement’s dreams of a Speaker Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The name of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., remains on the sign at the entrance of the offices of the Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Washington, one day after he was ousted from the Speaker's position. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

McCarthy’s ouster leaves the House adrift as divided Republicans seek to unite behind a new leader

By Farnoush Amiri and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

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)

Kevin McCarthy was an early architect of the Republican majority that became his downfall

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press