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House Republicans agree on motion to vacate threshold, make it harder to oust Speaker

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How did I miss this?

«Under the agreement, hard-line conservatives would agree to raising the threshold to force a vote on ousting the Speaker from one member to nine members. The mechanism has been a key point of contention within the House GOP conference since McCarthy’s ouster. Hard-line conservatives were adamant about keeping it to one lawmaker before Wednesday.

In exchange for that concession, other members would drop the proposed rules changes — spearheaded by those in the Main Street Caucus — that aimed to punish members for rebelling against the majority of the party in ways that risked grinding legislative activity to a halt. Proposed penalties included removing members from committees if they support a motion to vacate against a Republican Speaker.»

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4989395-republicans-oust-speaker-motion-to-vacate-deal/

Republican House Majority in Peril – Newsweek

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https://www.newsweek.com/republican-house-majority-victoria-spartz-2002016

«”I will stay as a registered Republican, but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus until I see that Republican leadership in Congress is governing. I do not need to be involved in circuses. I would rather spend more of my time helping @DOGE and @RepThomasMassie to save our Republic, as was mandated by the American people,” she said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

In another post, Spartz added, “@realDonaldTrump, @elonmusk and @VivekGRamaswamy are our only hope to drain the swamp through reconciliation, and we can come up with more than $2T to fully offset tax cuts. The swamp is very deep, @DOGE!”

Newsweek has contacted Representative Spartz for comment via email.

While some Republicans were confused by Spartz’s decision on Monday, it allegedly came in response to the House GOP Steering Committee not giving her a sought-after post on the House Ways and Means Committee, sources told Politico.»

Another snowflake. Pretty sure AOC won’t do this if she loses.

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol impeached after martial law attempt – The Washington Post

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This seems familiar:

«Since taking office, Yoon has struggled with low approval ratings and has been unable — and unwilling, some analysts say — to expand support for his presidency in his deeply polarized country.»

https://wapo.st/4gdYeGy (gift)

“Deeply polarized.”

And here’s an interesting little nugget:

«He said Thursday that he had grown increasingly appalled at lawmakers’ opposition to investigating election machines, calling the computer systems “sloppy.” Yoon had been echoing claims of election fraud that had gained popularity through far-right YouTube channels.»