Speaker Kevin Mccarthy. The chaos on capitol hill following the republican rebellion including what led to mccarthys historic downfall. Ill talk to lawmakers from both sides of the aisle including a republican who voted mccarthy out. Well try to answer the question ricochetting around washington, who will take mccarthys place. Ahead this hour, donald trump back in the manhattan courthouse for a third day while a new gag order changed his very public facing approach in his Civil Fraud Trial . This morning the peoples house is in a state of cays you. Its work ground to a Screeching Halt with no House Speaker and a mad scramble, who will pick up the speakers gavel following the historic ouster of republican Kevin Mccarthy. He is the first House Speaker to be ousted ever in a rebellion orchestrated by members of his own party. Eight republicans voting for mccarthys removal in a revolt led by Florida Fire Brand matt gaetz. You all know matt gaetz. You know it was personal. It had nothing to
In check, cant pass legislation, cant keep a speaker, theres got to be a better way. Except it isnt an infomercial and there doesnt seem to be a better way because House Republicans have a Governing Majority so narrow, it is doubtful theres anyone in the gop who can get away with disregarding the most extreme elements of the party. In other words, someone who can pass legislation without being held hostage by the likes of matt gaetz. A budget, which is coming due in a quick 31 working days. There is, of course, one option. A coalition government, led by someone dedicated to working with the middle. Someone who can get votes from both parties, thereby neutering people like matt gaetz. Former speaker Kevin Mccarthy sort of did that with the debt ceiling. Then again over the weekend to pass the 45day Stopgap Budget Measure is coming to the reality of a divided government, which is that there is literally no passable legislation that is not bipartisan. Why does that sound so crazy . Even i
Thing for the country without a doubt. My friends and i agree on that whether or not we agree on the speaker. He did the right thing. He did the right thing i think for this institution. He showed it could function in a time of crisis. Finally, i think he did the right thing for our party. He made sure we could continue to negotiate and achieve some of the very objectives my friend from virginia laid out and achieve them in divided government which calls for some degree of give and take. So im very proud of this speaker. Im very proud to stand behind him. Tomorrow morning, whether i win or lose, im going to be pretty proud of the people i fought with, and im going to be extraordinarily proud of the person i fought for, the speaker of the house, Kevin Mccarthy. [ applause ] with that i reserve the balance of my time. Gentleman from oklahomas time is reserved. Gentleman from florida. Mr. Speaker, my friend from oklahoma says my colleagues and i who dont support Kevin Mccarthy would plung
been for me to keep that secret? i feel relieved it s out in the open. sometimes in the newsroom you get a tip or a lead, but it s not reportable yet. but nothing i wanted to celebrate as much as this. yeah, no, it was awesome, and we love reporting good news. i thought you and her had a great conversation. we were all watching and feeling great about it. thank you for all of that and we ll see you soon. you got it. thanks the alicia and again, our big congratulations to nicolle wallace. our time neighbor and a valued colleague among so many of us, and happy news for her and her family. we did want to say that. that is the personal local stuff. we ll get into all the big news in the world. we re tracking several stories on the beat including heat on a trump codefendant in georgia. the white house touting these democratic wins as they gear up for what they say could be a campaign season of blue wave momentum. we have a special guest on that tonight, someone you may
but for how long sparks flying and hunter biden s trump and make it from the waist down crashes his car into the lobby of a local jail and any moment now a new verdict in the amanda knox case for lawyers looking to overturn a 16-year-old conviction all right 6:00 a.m. here in washington. a live look at the white house on this wednesday morning. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us. the message from the white house this morning, the border is closed right now, most asylum seekers crossing illegally from mexico into the us are supposed to be turned back after president biden took executive action simple truth is, there is a worldwide migrant. chuck crushes. and if the united states doesn t secure our border, there s no limit to the number of people may try to come here. so today i m moving past republican obstruction and using the executive authorities available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address the border the