Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed an ethics complaint against former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after McCarthy allegedly elbowed Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN).
The left-wing government of Brazil has warned that they may withhold family welfare payments if parents refuse to have their children receive the COVID-19 vaccine once a year.
Footage of Democratic "squad" member Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulling a fire alarm in a House office building was released last week after he pleaded guilty to the charges.
"We are willing to accept censure, sanction, suspension, removal from the Republican conference," Rep. Gaetz said. "If what these holdouts need is a pound of our flesh, we're willing to give it to them in order to see them elect Jim Jordan for Speaker."
The House Republican conference has nominated U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for the Speaker's gavel, marking a significant turn in the ideological trajectory of the party.
Last week we witnessed a dramatic, historical first: A Speaker of the US House of Representatives was removed from that position by a vote from Members of that body. US Rep. Matt Gaetz was able to gather enough Republicans dissatisfied with the leadership of then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy to send him packing.
In a Thursday interview, former President Donald Trump disclosed his willingness to step in as a temporary speaker of the House of Representatives, aiming to bring unity within the Republican ranks while a permanent replacement is decided upon.
