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McCarthy said he will leave Congress at the end of the year
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced his retirement from the House at the end of the year. McCarthy, a California Republican, was removed as Speaker earlier this year in a rare vote of the House on a Motion to Vacate the Chair. A special election will be held to replace McCarthy in…
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Democrats joined 11 House Republicans in their effort to oust McCarthy as speaker
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said House Democrats agreed to vote together against saving House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in any way. “I am not aware of McCarthy having offered any concessions,” she said. Clark added that she was not aware that McCarthy had offered any concessions. Gaetz had earlier filed a motion to vacate on…