Opinion
Labeling Matt Gaetz and the rest of the dysfunctional House rebels is difficult. Given their radical bent and ideological inconstancy, you can’t call them conservatives.
Oct. 2, 2023
The hypocrisy of the GOP defense at the impeachment hearings reaches a new low.
Dec. 12, 2019
Politics
Hard-line Republicans joined with Democrats to remove the Bakersfield Republican from the speaker’s chair.
Oct. 3, 2023
A Republican carnival side show hits the Golden State; humor ensues.
July 21, 2021
Florida Republican Matt Gaetz moved to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. A vote could happen as early as Tuesday.
California
In California Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s hometown of Bakersfield, supporters cursed the scorched-earth politics in Washington that cost him his job as speaker of the House.
Oct. 4, 2023
World & Nation
Rep. Matt Gaetz says he’ll try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week.
Oct. 1, 2023
McCarthy addressed reporters in an hourlong press conference after being ousted as speaker of the House on Tuesday. “I’m an optimist because I don’t see any other way,” he said.
In his two terms in the House, Matt Gaetz has made far more enemies than friends. But he was still able to engineer Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.
The Florida Bar is investigating Rep.
Feb. 27, 2019