And Burchett isn’t even one of the worst of the lot — he supported McCarthy’s speaker bid on every vote and isn’t officially a member of the Freedom Caucus.

Source: https://www.nationalmemo.com/danziger-draws-2661228904

And getting elected speaker, which just proved to be out of reach for two of the most seasoned House Republicans after Mr. McCarthy’s fall, is just the beginning.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/us/politics/house-speaker-republicans-whats-next.html

And then came last week’s backlash from the right, paralyzing the House floor and leaving McCarthy’s leadership team sniping at one another over who was to blame.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/house-republicans-chaos-kevin-mccarthy-rcna89291

Arizona officials hopeful for action after Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s border visit Freshman Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani welcomed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to the border in Cochise County on Thursday.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5451273/here-are-the-biggest-events-around-metro-phoenix-for-feb-17-19/

As a former member of Mr. McCarthy’s leadership team who then backed Mr. Jordan’s candidacy for speaker, Mr. Palmer could try to present himself as a unifying force between the party’s factions.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/us/politics/republican-house-speaker-candidates.html

As a Washington Post summarized, “Johnson lacks McCarthy’s fundraising experience and deep relationships with donors.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/top-11-things-know-new-house-speaker-mike-johnson-rcna122309

“At least he’s trying to do something,” the Republican from Milton, Delaware, said of McCarthy’s leadership over his conference.

Source: https://capitolhillblue.com/node/94803

A week on from McCarthy’s rejection, after less than nine months as speaker, the fundamental fault line in the party remains as glaring as ever.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/10/10/republicans-must-overcome-deep-splits-to-choose-a-speaker-as-israel-crisis-exposes-failure-to-govern/

Because of their razor-thin majority, McCarthy’s management staff might afford to lose solely 4 GOP votes on the principles package deal for the brand new Congress.

Source: https://basquiatstrings.co.uk/after-brutal-five-day-speaker-fight-republicans-now-try-to-govern-bt-news

Before the vote, a surreal Republican-against-Republican debate played out on the House floor as members of the hard-right railed against their own Speaker and verbally sparred with Mr. McCarthy’s defenders.

Source: https://nationwideradiojm.com/republicans-boot-mccarthy-as-house-speaker/

But according to Skocpol, the history of the tea party remains essential to understanding the forces that ultimately led to McCarthy’s political demise.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/05/mcarthy-tea-party-theda-skocpol-00120009

But McCarthy’s inability to get his own party in line caused House Democrats to mock him in his own house once it was clear the vote would not go through.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/order-watch-house-dems-troll-the-daylights-out-of-gop-for-failing-to-pass-a-simple-procedural-vote/

But some conservatives, organized around the House Freedom Caucus — as well as the score of Republicans who opposed McCarthy’s bid to become speaker — have taken combative stands as they try to disrupt business as usual in Washington.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5541952/the-far-right-has-been-feuding-with-mccarthy-for-weeks-heres-how-its-spiraling-into-a-shutdown/

China Sanctions Reagan Library After For McCarthy’s Meeting With Taiwan Presidentzerohedge.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/acbf542e12e354a7?ref=ff

Congressman Mike Rogers, one of McCarthy’s top backers, even had to be restrained by a colleague after he tried to confront Gaetz over his refusal to budge.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/kevin-mccarthy-wins-over-hardline-republicans-but-not-enough-to-win-speaker-20230107-p5cay0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Congress was thrown into disarray on Tuesday by the rebels’ move to derail McCarthy’s candidacy, with the House of Representatives failing to elect a speaker for the first time in a century.

Source: https://www.kuwaittimes.com/trump-calls-to-back-mccarthy-amid-deadlock/

Craft + Design Canberra: Welcomes two new exhibitions – group collaboration and Peter T. McCarthy’s N’Sazza: Making Things Work.

Source: https://canberraweekly.com.au/whats-on-around-canberra-this-weekend-8-10-september/

Daniel DePetris: Will Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president provoke more conflict with China?

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/

Empowered by the party’s narrow three-seat majority, this group, led by Florida firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, had tanked McCarthy’s earlier proposals to avoid a shutdown, saying they would never support any kind of “continuing resolution.”

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/10/4/23901673/chaos-in-the-house-shutdown-mccarthy

Following McCarthy’s removal, Rep. (R-N.

Source: https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/10/35077301/marjorie-taylor-greene-sounds-alarm-amid-turbulent-times-for-gop-after-kevin-mccarthy-ousted-theres