The Republican fight for Speaker of the House.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In the 2022 midterms, Republicans won the House of Representatives 222-213, grabbing the same number of seats Democrats currently hold in Congress. Because they will be in the majority, they need to elect a House Speaker, but the current favorite — Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — does not appear to have the necessary votes. Today, we explore what both sides are saying about who the next House Speaker should be.
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| 1:01.2 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul. And on today's episode, we're going to be talking about the House Speaker Showdown and Kevin McCarthy and Republicans trying to pick a House Speaker for the next |
| 1:12.7 | session of Congress. Before we jump in, though, as always, we'll start off with some quick hits. |
| 1:26.2 | First up, the House January 6th committee unanimously voted to recommend former President Trump for four criminal charges, |
| 1:34.0 | defrauding the government conspiracy to make a false statement, aiding in an insurrection and obstruction of an official proceeding. |
| 1:41.2 | The referrals are not binding, but act as a recommendation to the Justice Department. |
| 1:46.1 | Number two, the committee also referred House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and representatives |
| 1:50.6 | Jim Jordan, the Republican from Ohio, Scott Perry, the Republican from Pennsylvania, |
| 1:55.5 | and Andy Biggs, the Republican from Arizona, to the Ethics Committee for refusing to comply |
| 2:00.6 | with subpoenas. |
| 2:02.0 | Number three, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that would have |
| 2:06.0 | ended Title 42, effectively extending the policy that bars asylum applicants from entering |
| 2:11.4 | the U.S. to protect the American population from COVID-19. |
| 2:15.4 | Number four, at least six people are dead, including a 73-year-old gunman |
| 2:19.6 | after a mass shooting in Toronto, Canada. Number five, congressional appropriators filed a $1.7 trillion |
| 2:26.7 | omnibus spending bill that will fund the government for next year, deliver supplemental aid |
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