Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday characterized the U.S as being in a "serious weakened position" given a vacancy in the Speakership while Israel formally declared war following an unprecedented coordinated attack by Hamas the day before.
Fox News's Maria Bartiromo asked Greene on "Sunday Morning Futures" whether the Speakership election will be "expedited" in the wake of the deadly attacks launched by Palestinian militants on Israel. "Yes, absolutely," Greene said. "We're in a serious weakened position. Republicans that control the majority in the House of Representatives — I want to remind everyone that we barely control the majority of the House and that's only one-third of the federal government. |
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that U.S. officials have received reports that several Americans have been killed in Israel as a result of Hamas's attacks on the country. |
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"George, there'll be time to look at that and to make determinations about what may have been missed," Blinken told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week." "And right now, the focus has to be on the effort to repel the aggression by the Hamas terrorists to push them back and to put Israel in a position where this doesn't happen again."
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"We've got amazing feedback and incredible feedback from our colleagues across the country across the spectrum in the Republican conference, we got conservatives to what's termed the more moderate numbers," he told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures." "We got three committee chairmen for me. I feel very good about that support." |
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) assessed on Sunday that it would be "absolutely" worth it for him to lose his seat in Congress for spearheading the removal of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the top leadership post last week. |
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"Well, it's not my job at this moment to weigh into the politics that have taken place in the House Republican Conference," Jeffries said in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" when asked whether he thought Jordan would be fit to be Speaker.
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) announced on Sunday that she intends to support Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) bid for Speaker, following her vote last Tuesday to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his post. |
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday criticized the historic move last week to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and suggested he had not yet decided whom he would support as his replacement. |
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Buck told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that some GOP members' push to nominate the former president as Speaker is "not going to happen" in the wake of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) ousting from the top leadership post last week. |
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Gaetz, who led the effort to boot former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last week, did not reveal whether he would support Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) for the upcoming Speakership election expected this week.
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