law by blocking the biden welcome wagon from fast tracking migrants into the united states. and in chicago, they were forced to move thousands of migrants into what they are calling warming buses due to the record cold temperatures hitting that region. and moving east, to massachusetts, a group in melrose called the immigrant support alliance is reportedly encouraging residents to open their homes to the migrants. information session calling the host home experience takes place on monday. the notice reads are you curious about what is involved in hosting an immigrant for short-term shelter as they begin their journey toward independence? today housing immigrants in your house is voluntary but tomorrow, we ll see at a time when the country is struggling to cope with and pay for the millions that biden has already waived in, most of them from third world countries, draft legislation being supported by chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell will make it even easier for biden to green
the country, including a former president, was the subject of a hearing today in a federal courthouse in washington, d.c. attorneys for donald trump and federal prosecutors argued over trump s claim that the federal election case against him should be dismissed because everything he did in the postelection period was in his official capacity as president. the three-judge panel that is hearing the case appeared spectacle of that claim. the ex-president and jack smith were in the courtroom today. trump has been claiming that president joe biden has been forcing him to appear in court, which is not true, he did have no obligation to appear at today s hearing. trump s attorney argued that allowing the prosecution of donald trump would, quote, open a pandora s box, but the judge has pushed back on that and many of the arguments he was making. trump s lawyer also argued that the president could only be prosecuted if he was impeached and convicted by the senate first, no matter what
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
The chair directs the clerk to conduct the vote bid a call of the roll. The clerk will call the Roll Alphabetically by sur name. Youre watching history in the making. Im neil cavuto. Theres never been a successful effort to remove the Speaker Of The House. That could be happening. We dont know. This is putting up for a vote. A measure that was first sponsored by florida congressman matt gaetz to remove the speaker because he hasnt lived up to his job. Theyre going to do this verbally so we can hear from each and every member. Chad pergram on what is at stake and what is going on here. Chad . Good afternoon. Theyre going to go through this entire roll, 433 members and call their names and ask whether they support this motion to vacate the chair, to say theres no speaker or say they do support the fact that they have a speaker. This a definitive vote for Kevin Mccarthy saying were trying to oust him. Kevin mccarthy indicated earlier this morning he was confident that he would still be Sp
Here is how it all went down. The yeas are 216. The nays are 210. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The office of Speaker Of The House of the United States House Of Representatives is hereby declared vacant. And i just want you all to be clear. This was a catastrophe of Kevin Mccarthys own making. It was Kevin Mccarthy and no one else who after saying this after the January 6th Insurrection the president bears responsibility for wednesdays attack on congress by mob rioters. He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by president trump. Accept his share of responsibility. Got on a plane, flew to florida, and crawled on his knees to maralago to kiss trumps ring and sell his soul to the maga king. He did that. All in pursuit of the precious, the speakers gavel. Which he held for just nine chaotic, pointless months, in which he routinely lied on tv about who was