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Who could replace Kevin McCarthy as the next US House speaker?

Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan from the Republican Party have declared their candidacy for the role.

Al Jazeera

Who will replace ousted Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker?

The House has been left in turmoil after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on Tuesday. As Republicans scramble to find his successor, here’s a look at some of the possible contenders. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz slams McHenry for sending House home ‘to cry for a week’

MrGaetz criticised Mr McHenry’s decision to call a recess saying it gives the House lawmakers a week of ‘hand-wringing and bedwetting’ before a new speaker is handed the gavel

The Independent UK

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The House can't work without a speaker. How will it choose McCarthy's successor?

Republicans plan to convene for a candidate forum on Tuesday and hold a speakership vote on Wednesday. While it's not clear who will be running, there's no question they face a tough road ahead.

WEKU

Kevin McCarthy’s reign as House speaker ended like it started — under Matt Gaetz’s thumb

Add this embarrassing failure of leadership to the Republicans’ other big problems, the biggest being Donald Trump, the former president and current GOP front runner facing 91 criminal counts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos

House Republicans are scrambling to coalesce around a small number of candidates to be Speaker of the House but the path to electing someone is unclear.

WEKU

Who is Rep. Patrick McHenry and why is he the interim House speaker?

McHenry, the bespectacled and bow-tied gentleman from North Carolina, is in the spotlight as the speaker pro tempore, the reluctant leader of a paralyzed House of Representatives.

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How Patrick McHenry went from partisan ‘attack dog’ to holding the House’s fate

Once “a pain in the neck” to Democrats, McHenry earned their respect. Now the North Carolina Republican is acting as speaker pro tempore.

Roll Call

The White House's top crypto critic departed. What does that mean for a stablecoin bill?

Senior aide Bharat Ramamurti established himself as one of the top economic voices in the Biden administration.

Fortune

Biden calls to ‘change the poisonous atmosphere in Washington’; Trump denies involvement in McCarthy removal - as it happened

Biden says he believes Republicans are ‘committed to working in a bipartisan fashion’; Trump denies having a hand in removal

The Guardian - US

Who will replace ousted Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker?

The Independent UK

Nancy Pelosi says the interim House speaker asked her to vacate her Capitol office

Pelosi said the new acting speaker, Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., was behind an email asking her staff to remove their belongings from a workspace she had access to as a former speaker.

WEKU

What does the US House Speaker do? Kevin McCarthy is first politician kicked out of role

What does the Speaker of the House of Representatives actually do?

Evening Standard

Pelosi rebukes interim speaker for office eviction as she attended Feinstein service

In one of first acts after the removal of Kevin McCarthy, Democratic predecessor is ordered out of ‘hideaway’ space

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WEKU

4 takeaways from the historic ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy's run as speaker was relatively short and anything but sweet.

Al Jazeera

What next after US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy removed?

The US House will need to vote for a new speaker after an unprecedented vote removed Republican Kevin McCarthy.

The Independent UK

Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now

Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants is presiding over the chamber while the chamber figures out who will be the next leader

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. No one knows for sure what comes next.

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded

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Chicago Sun-Times

McCarthy becomes first speaker ever ousted from job in House vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him

The House of Representatives voted 216-210 to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker. Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, a McCarthy ally, was named speaker pro tempore.

Roll Call

How the vote to boot Speaker McCarthy played out inside the chamber

House members laughed nervously, cried out “shame” and asked the burning question on everyone’s minds — now what?

WEKU

McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat

A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Ballotpedia

House Republicans consider next ESG actions

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Zenger

Regulating Crypto: SEC Chief Takes The Lead, Republicans Lag Behind

SEC's Gensler asserts authority over crypto as GOP struggles to propose restraints

Fortune

The failure of the stablecoin bill reveals the new political divide in crypto

A look back at last week's congressional markup sessions over crypto regulation.

Fortune

Patrick McHenry wants to end the crypto quagmire in Congress

The powerful House Financial Services Committee is set to vote on legislation in July.

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