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The Messenger reports: Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., said he will not support a new Speaker unless they commit to reforming the motion to vacate after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted from the speakership. “Nobody has my vote,” Gimenez said. “I think the one-person motion to vacate, I think it’s actually a little bit insane.” McCarthy agreed to change the …

“I don’t know how this helps us beat Joe Biden. I think every Republican right now has to wake up every day and say how does this help us beat the Democrats in November? What headline do we need today? Anytime we’re fighting with each other, we’re taking away from our message against Joe Biden. We’re about a year out …

“I think there needs to be a reckoning within the conference, accountability for the eight individuals who selfishly upended our House majority and put their own interests above the country. “To me, they need to lose their committee assignments and there needs to be consideration as to whether or not they’re even part of the conference. “We had House Republican …

The Hill reports: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he will “look” at remaining in Congress after a group of Republicans voted with House Democrats Tuesday to remove him as Speaker. ‘I’ll look at that,” McCarthy said when asked at a press conference if he will remain in Congress. McCarthy did rule out considering another position with leadership. “There’s a lot …

“Ninety-six percent of the Republicans voted for McCarthy, four percent voted against him. For my position as a longtime Republican activist, they’re traitors, all eight of them should be primaried. They should all be driven out of public life, what they did was to go to the other team to cause total chaos. “We ought to be focusing on Biden, …

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), after being removed as House speaker Tuesday, told fellow Republican lawmakers that he won’t seek the position again, according to two sources familiar with his plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. The vote to remove him was the first such removal in congressional history. McCarthy’s removal …

“Some of our brothers and sisters – particularly in the, you know, MAGA camp, I think – particularly enjoy the circular firing squad. You wanna come out me and call me a RINO? You can kiss my ass! “Look, I’ve spent a lifetime fighting for limited government conservatism. I have laid it all on the line. I have not seen …

“So, who is it that’s representing the Democrats in Congress? It’s you, Matt. You need to put your country ahead of your own personal hatred. “Man, you gotta get control of it, brother. But he won’t. And so, this is what we’re gonna hear for the next two, three, four, five, six weeks over and over and over and over …

“The seal clappers will clap for Matt Gaetz exposing McCarthy as the rest of us know McCarthy is, but McCarthy will stay in place. They’ll say it was all inevitable anyway, but McCarthy had thus far been willing to add conservatives to key committees, advance their plan for cuts, etc. “Conservatives were getting something. If McCarthy gets Democrats to support …

“The effort to expel Matt Gaetz for being a destructive, irresponsible anti-Republican may be a step too far. Expulsion from the House requires a two thirds vote. However expelling him from the House Republican Conference and eliminating all his committee assignments and all resources other than those an individual member is entitled to would be a rational response to his …

Mediaite reports: As Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) launches his rebellion against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), multiple reports indicate that House Republicans are looking to get rid of the Florida congressman altogether. According to a report from CNN, an unnamed House Republican said that the caucus wants Gaetz gone — and that they may use the findings from the ongoing …

“I’ve seen conservatives stand firm and get sequestration even as Republican leaders complained and sought to undermine it. And I’ve seen conservatives fracture in shutdowns and betray each other. I’ve seen senior members of the movement decide it was time to cash in and grift out. “I’ve seen young hucksters wrap the label of conservatism around themselves and prey on …

Breitbart reports: The Georgia Senate Republican caucus voted on Thursday to remove State Sen. Colton Moore from the caucus for taking a first step in August to defund, investigate, and possibly impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who levied 13 counts against former President Donald Trump. Kemp and State Senate Republicans apparently oppose working to investigate, defund, and impeach …

The Messenger reports: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., denied that his political proxies paid conservative influencers to post negative things about Rep. Matt Gaetz online, but the Florida Republican doesn’t believe him. “I saw a number of MAGA influencers online — DC Draino, Citizen Free Press — were posting these solicitations asking for folks to create a false negative sentiment …

The Huffington Post reports: The candidates’ heated exchange had to do with the $50,000 curtains in Haley’s official residence when she served as the U.S. ambassador. According to a 2018 article in The New York Times, the State Department, during the Obama administration, spent $52,701 on customized and mechanized curtains. During the debate on Wednesday, Scott accused Haley of spending …

“This is an issue that’s been going on for 52 years. I was able to end it. That gave tremendous negotiating power to the pro-life movement, tremendous negotiating power because they can’t do the things that they used to be able to do. The pro-life was fighting it. We have these groups fighting this thing for so many decades, but …

“Let us not forget that DeSantis also shut the beaches down. DeSantis took a page out of Gavin Newsom’s playbook. Despite what he says he shut the beaches down. He did force vaccines. He did force face masks on our kids. “So he tries to act like he was perfect. He forced vaccines on people, on workers. He forced face …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: After a turbulent week, the relationship between former President Donald Trump and pro-lifers took another testy turn on Saturday night. Days after calling Florida’s six-week abortion limit “terrible,” the 45th president launched into a lengthy post on Truth Social warning Republicans that it will “be very hard to win Elections” if the party …

The Texas Tribune reports: Veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove said Friday that Attorney General Ken Paxton only has himself to blame for his impeachment. At the Texas Tribune Festival, Rove pushed back against claims Paxton made in recent interviews that Rove colluded with other Texas officials to bring about the charges against him. Rove’s comments come six days after the …

Lynchburg’s ABC affiliate reports: There is a new development in a lawsuit filed by Jerry Falwell Jr. over allegations that Liberty University exploited Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr.’s trademarked name and image. Now, Falwell Jr. is calling out high-ranking university officials for alleged sexual misconduct, questionable financial decisions, and mistreatment of the Falwell family. The Amended Complaint, filed on September 13, …