House Fight to Oust McCarthy Threatens to Shake Balance of Power
- Gaetz plans to file a motion to topple the speaker this week
- A rescue by Democrats would create a coalition government
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Republican disunity is intensifying in the aftermath of a last-ditch deal to avert a US government shutdown as an intraparty drive to overthrow House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatens to shake the balance of power in the Capitol.
The alliances that emerge from this fight, which Representative Matt Gaetz vowed to launch this week, will have far-reaching ramifications for the Republican-controlled House’s ideological fervor and hunger for brinkmanship.