Peter Schweizer: House Speaker Race Is Really All About the Money — ‘It’s Like Extortion’
With the U.S. House of Representatives selecting a new Speaker, Peter Schweizer reminds us that the choice was never about policy.

With the U.S. House of Representatives selecting a new Speaker, Peter Schweizer reminds us that the choice was never about policy.

Kevin McCarthy signaled that he is open to being a consensus House Speaker candidate in the event that Republicans cannot pick a new leader.

The Hamas terror group’s brutal attack on Israel could shake up the race for Speaker of the House as some Republicans press for the immediate installation of a leader to address the growing international crisis.

During an appearance on Fox News on Sunday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) argued there was an Iranian connection to the terror attacks that unfolded over several hours in southern Israel on Saturday. McCarthy was critical of his Democrat counterparts, noting

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Democrats were ready to enter into a bipartisan agreement to run the House of Representatives.

Several of the top leaders in the conservative movement endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) for House Speaker, praising his voting record and leadership of the House Freedom Caucus, House Judiciary Committee, and House Weaponization Committee.

Fox News announced a televised forum with House Speaker candidates, but various reports now say that it has been canceled.

The way you deal with rebels like Matt Gaetz is by giving them responsibility for something they say they care about.

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in his bid to become the Republican Speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.

House Republicans must choose a nominee for Speaker of the House, a daunting predicament that resurrects haunting memories of January’s embarrassing 15-round floor fight.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” there needed to be a “backlash” to the “extremists” in the House GOP.

Alyssa Farah Griffin told her co-hosts Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that she thought it was likely the search for a Republican Speaker of the House will “drag on for weeks and weeks.”

China’s state-run Global Times on Wednesday celebrated the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as further evidence of American democracy’s inferiority to Chinese fascism. A handy “Chinese expert” was quoted to describe the state of U.S. politics as “a host of demons dancing in riotous revelry.”

House committees can still investigate President Joe Biden and write appropriation bills regardless of the speakership vacancy.

Representative Garret Graves (R-LA) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that he thinks the House GOP conference would have broken into a physical fight had they not recessed after Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) successful motion to vacate the speakership of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Discussing the Florida congressman’s successful motion to vacate the speakership of Rep. Kevin McCarty (R-CA), Short said, “The people who were masquerading as fiscal conservatives really, really aren’t, Jake. I mean, Matt Gaetz, to say he came as a fiscal crusader, it’s more likely he came here for the teenage interns on Capitol Hill, to be honest.”

Multiple House Republicans are concerned about House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) health status while he runs for speaker, while Scalise’s team contends he is more than ready to meet the challenges of being the leader of the House.

Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports” that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) should result in the Florida congressman being “expelled” from the House Republican Conference.

Jim Banks endorsed Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker, charging that the Ohio firebrand “knows how to fight back” against the radical Democrats.

House Republicans took revenge on their Democrat colleagues for voting to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the house.

House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry booted former Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her private office in the Capitol building on Tuesday night.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is running for speaker of the House, he confirmed to Breitbart News. The Chairman of the House Judiciary and Weaponization Committees rose to prominence as a fierce opponent of President Barack Obama and Republican Speakers John Boehner (R-OH) and Paul Ryan (R-WI). Jordan transitioned from Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) primary irritant to one of his firmest allies, leading to his ascension atop the Judiciary Committee.

Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Joel B. Pollak pushed back Wednesday against arguments that former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had to go, saying that Republicans had done something “monumentally stupid.”

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was forced out as Speaker of the House on Tuesday after less than nine months in office — and after accomplishments that made him the most successful Republican speaker since Newt Gingrich.

During an appearance on Tuesday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Hannity,” former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich declared those Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House Speaker’s post earlier in the day to be “traitors.”

On Tuesday’s “Mark Levin Show,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) reacted to the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House Speaker by stating that those who voted for the ouster didn’t back him up when he pushed against much bigger

FNC’s Greg Gutfeld told his co-hosts Tuesday on “The Five” that the Republicans who voted to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his position shot the party in the head.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) stated that it’s “sad” that the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House, which he voted in favor of, along with all the Democrats who

The Biden administration is “scrambling” to try to assure U.S. allies that American aid to Ukraine will continue despite growing Republican opposition to it, according to a report.

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will not seek to regain the Speaker’s gavel, he announced Tuesday night hours after losing a motion to vacate the chair.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy will announce that he will not run for the position of Speaker of the House again after being removed from the position on Tuesday.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-NC) reacted to the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), that he voted in favor of, along with all the Democrats who voted, by stating it’s “a sad day, unprecedented.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he will not run for Speaker of the House again after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) succeeded in his effort to oust him from his speakership on Tuesday.

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), a 2024 presidential candidate, said Tuesday on FNC’s “Your World” that he has “opposed” Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) leadership for a long time.

Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Tuesday succeeded in his effort to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), upending the House.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hopes of maintaining his gavel suffered a blow when Rep. Matt Gaetz scored a victory in his bitter personal feud.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has won over many of those who opposed his speakership in January, despite a motion from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to oust him.

The majority of Freedom Caucus members oppose Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Conservative author and talk radio host Mark Levin slammed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) over his bid to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), saying McCarthy is “more conservative than” Gaetz.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) formally moved Monday to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), filing a motion to vacate the chair.
