Such a move would throw the chamber into further disarray in the middle of a potential government shutdown.
A contingent of far-right House Republicans are plotting an attempt to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker as early as next week, a move that would throw the chamber into further disarray in the middle of a potential government shutdown, according to four people familiar with the effort who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private discussions.Members of the far-right faction of the party are coalescing around nominating a member of McCarthy’s leadership team, Rep.
One lawmaker said they want McCarthy to leave the speakership with “some grace,” meaning that a motion would happen if Emmer has been a key ally to McCarthy, a person close to Emmer said, pointing to his working “around the clock” to find votes for McCarthy’s election for speaker, as well as over the past several weeks, holding countless meetings and phone calls with members to unlock the House floor and find an agreement on government funding. He also worked closely with McCarthy to win Republican seats as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee over the last two election cycles.
-- 218 lawmakers -- to succeed. Democrats have not yet decided if they’ll protect McCarthy’s speakership or wash their hands of him, according to multiple people familiar with leadership’s thinking. The Freedom Caucus and HFC-adjacent members helped push Emmer over the top during the whip race. Emmer is close with Reps. Andy Biggs and Gaetz, who brought the far-right faction into his fold.Biggs is championing Emmer should Republicans need to pick a new speaker, multiple members say, but it is far from guaranteed that Emmer would win the support of 218 Republicans.
The threat of removing McCarthy from the speaker role through a procedural tactic known as a motion to vacate has been an underlying threat since McCarthy was elected to the post in January after 15 rounds of voting.
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