Matt Gaetz says it will 'absolutely' be worth it if he loses his congressional seat after leading the push to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

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Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida defended his efforts to oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker.

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A GOP congressman says conservative hardliners who helped oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker could 'very easily' cause the party to lose its House majority in 2024

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Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma.

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Republican Rep. Tim Burchett says he 'slept like a baby' after voting to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

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Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, left, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California.

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Come on, people: there's never going to be a bipartisan coalition running the House

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in June 2023.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in June 2023.

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Kevin McCarthy's CBS interview, where he blamed Democrats for the near-government shutdown, tanked any hope of them saving his speakership

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks at the US Capitol after he was ousted as Speaker of the House on October 3, 2023.

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House votes to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, throwing the chamber back into chaos

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy presiding over the chamber on May 11, 2023.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy presiding over the chamber on May 11, 2023.

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The House just took one step closer to firing Kevin McCarthy

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on Capitol Hill on September 30, 2023.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on Capitol Hill on September 30, 2023.

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McCarthy tells Republicans threatening to oust him to 'bring it' after House passes stopgap spending bill with mostly Democratic votes

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, center, is flanked by Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, left, and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open.

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Matt Gaetz can count on some progressives' support as he threatens to force a vote on ousting Kevin McCarthy

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on the House floor in January.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz on the House floor in January.

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