Hill now. Fox news among the journalists spotting the interim republican speaker of the house moments ago Patrick Mchenry. He sent the entire house home late yesterday following that historic vote to strip Kevin Mccarthy from the speakership. So what is mchenry doing there today . Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Eight republicans pulled off an epic power move in washington, d. C. It was led by longtime mccarthy critic florida representative matt gaetz. 208 democrats voted against mccarthy as well. All together with those Eight Booting Congressman Kevin Mccarthy from the speaker seat. And right now it leaves a void that wont be filled likely until next week at the very earliest when lawmakers are set to return. And with this recent Media Sighting of the interim speaker mchenry, could there be changes coming . Well, whenever the timing is, until they choose a new speaker, the business is at a full stop in the house. Todays New York Post cover with this blistering ta
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cross the nation were carjacked. one happened outside of chicago and the other happened in philadelphia, this is the congresswoman that was held at gun point. her car taken here in philadelphia and that area turning into a crime scene there. mary scanlon carjacked. two men held her at gun point, tuck her purse, phone, keys and her car. on the phone was government information. hours after they tracked down the s.u.v. in neighboring delaware. the five suspects taken in to delaware after a joy ride. if a member of congress is a criminal is a complainant in a crime and sensitive material that they left behind and we know was taken, the fbi around the capitol police will assist. the recovery is very important. tuesday kimberly lightford and her husband were kidnapped in chicago.
people worried about crime. they are saying the videos of break-ins and a new report how several major crime categories have spiked this year in los angeles, including violent crime. this as a dozen democratic-led cities have set homicide records earlier this month. and all this as the surge in violent crime hits close to home for two democratic lawmakers who supported police reforms in illinois a state senator and her husband were carjacked at gun point just outside of chicago. fortunately they were unharmed. then less than a day later pennsylvania congresswoman scanlon was also carjacked at gun point. this time in philadelphia. while she was unharmed the thieves did get away with many of her personal belongings. it was less than a month ago that philly s d.a. insisted there was no crime crisis. there is not a big spike in crime. that is not true. there is also not a big spike
an illinois state senator. the white house reacting this way just a few moments ago. listen. if the president is giving big cities historic levels of funding and members of congress are going home and getting carjacked at gun point, what else can the president do or what else is the president going to do to keep people safe? this is a priority for the president. i want to be clear this proposal for additional funding for the cops program is something that the president proposed several months ago. the president has never supported defunding the police. he s always been an advocate for funding. gillian: first, alexis mcadams. hi, alexa. hi, gillian, this is shocking here. not shocking for the cities where it happened in. the crime rates there keep surging. as you mentioned within 24 hours, two elected democrat as