On Tuesday, would-be California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to get enough votes to become Speaker of the House. He lost on not one, not two but three votes.
wants to see a"Church-commission style committee" to"target weaponized government". The Church Committee was a select Senate committee established in 1975 and overseen by Idaho Democrat Senator Frank Church to investigate abuses by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies including the CIA, the FBI, the NSA and the IRS.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks among members of the House in between roll call votes for Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, D.C. McCarthy has agreed to several concessions, but he has not won over the votes he needs. For sure the haggling has weakened his position. His opponents have not yet presented a serious alternative candidate; some criticize their resistance as political posturing, meant to attract attention and help with fundraising.
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