The House would enter uncharted territory if a motion to vacate effort against McCarthy were to pass the full House.
It would also launch the House Republicans into chaos, as they try to find a new leader. It took McCarthy himself 15 rounds in January over multiple days of voting before he secured the support from his colleagues to gain the gavel. There is no obvious GOP successor.is required to keep a list of individuals who can act as speaker pro tempore in the event a chair is vacated.
The first person on that list would be named speaker pro tempore and their first order of business would be to hold an election for a new speaker. That event requires the House to vote as many times as it takes for a candidate to receive the majority of those present and voting for speaker. New candidates for speaker could emerge, but there's also nothing to stop Republicans from nominating McCarthy again.During the first round on whether to table the motion, the vote was 218-208 against tabling the motion, with 11 Republicans allowing it to advance. If all Democrats vote against McCarthy, he can only lose a few Republicans in the final vote to survive as speaker. KING would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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