Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), a top ally of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), said Sunday that he drafted a motion to oust McCarthy from the Speakership in an effort to stop conservatives from hanging the idea over the California Republican’s head. “Matter of fact, look, I’ll tell you — I drafted a motion to vacate for…
Hard-line conservatives in the House sank a procedural vote on a Pentagon funding bill Tuesday, a significant setback for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Five Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the rule for the appropriations bill, bringing the final vote to 214-212 — short of the majority support needed. The conservative opposition — Reps. Dan…
House Republicans’ proposed short-term spending bill is facing internal opposition that could sink the measure and complicate the conference’s attempt to show unity in its opening offer to the Senate and White House. The stopgap bill to avoid a shutdown, which was unveiled Sunday night, got an icy reception from the right flank of the…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vented his frustration about the hard-line conservatives holding up appropriations, dropping an expletive as he dared his fiercest critics to attempt a vote to oust him. During a closed-door conference meeting Thursday, McCarthy addressed an uptick in threats from members to call a motion to vacate the chair — a…
House GOP leaders Wednesday delayed a procedural vote for a Department of Defense appropriations bill amid hard-line conservative pressure on overall spending levels that threatened to sink the legislation. Leaders had planned to bring the rule for the legislation, a procedural vote that outlines the parameters for its consideration, to the floor in a 1:30…