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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, center, flanked by Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., criticizes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democrats for launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP rebels who booted McCarthy haven’t landed on new choice for speaker

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media before entering the courtroom at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump dismisses House speaker speculation, says ‘total focus’ is on 2024 White House run

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

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

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)

Kevin McCarthy’s fatal flaw in politics: He turned to Democrats

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters outside his office after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. The measure, now before the Senate, has been held up by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., who objects to funding for Ukraine not being included in the bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

GOP senators alarmed over House speaker fiasco as government careens toward another shutdown drama

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Two U.S. lawmakers dead — one politically, the other for real

By Joseph Curl

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

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during the House Oversight Committee impeachment inquiry hearing into President Joe Biden, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jim Jordan shakes up race for speaker’s gavel, gives House GOP another hard choice

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by press and police on the way to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. McCarthy’s ability to remain in leadership is now seriously at risk after the House voted to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust him. Tuesday’s narrow vote was forced by McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy says he’s dropping out of battle for speaker after ouster

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - 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)

Rep. Matt Gaetz comfortable with fraction of GOP conference ousting Kevin McCarthy

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., talks to reporters hours before Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. McHenry was named speaker pro tempore and will temporarily lead the House following McCarthy's ouster. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Rep. Patrick McHenry is the leader of the House, at least for now

By Gary D. Robertson - 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)

Bigger than expected rebel vote puts McCarthy on verge of being ousted as speaker

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Chair of Senate GOP campaign arm dings House Republican for voting to oust McCarthy as speaker

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., left, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., during the eighth round of voting in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington on Jan. 5, 2023. Ogles said in a statement Sunday, Feb. 26, that he was “mistaken” when he said he graduated with an international relations degree after a local news outlet raised questions over whether the Republican had embellished his education. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ogles lists possible McCarthy successors ahead of vote to oust speaker

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters amid news that Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of his harshest critics, plans to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try and strip McCarthy of his office as soon as this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP civil war: Gaetz lines up enough votes to oust McCarthy — will Democrats save him?

By Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

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)

In historic vote, GOP rebels eject House Speaker McCarthy after heated debate

By Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., joined by Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., holds a news conference just after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, but the measure must first go to the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won’t be easy

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics, answers questions from members of the media after speaking on the House floor, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Gaetz’s House rebellion elicits acclaim and anger, par for the course for the firebrand conservative

By Susan Ferrechio - 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)

Longtime House conservative warns against ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times