Will President Trump become Speaker of the House by November?
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) filed a motion on Monday to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as House Speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote.
Mr. Gaetz is a member of the hardline conservative GOP faction that, for months, warned Mr. McCarthy they would introduce a motion to vacate, a procedural tool, to attempt to oust Mr. McCarthy from his office if their concerns about specific items of government overspending were not addressed. Over the weekend, Mr. McCarthy escalated his threats after relying on Democrats to fund the government.
