Kevin McCarthy’s downfall is the first thing we’ll talk about

How strong is the continuity of the government? Reaction against McCarthy’s frustrations with the 2021 congressional ethics complaint by the House of Representatives

Gaetz made good on his promise to file a motion to vacate, the first step towards removing McCarthy as speaker. McCarthy told reporters Tuesday that he will bring up the motion to leave today but it is not clear how much support he has.

McCarthy still appears to have the support of the majority of the 221 House Republicans, and some even tried to convince Gaetz not to move forward with the vote, despite their own frustrations with McCarthy, as NPR has reported.

McCarthy is accusing Gaetz of harboring a grudge over his refusal to quash a congressional ethics complaint against him over allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use that emerged in 2021, telling CNBC on Tuesday morning that Gaetz has “personal things in his life that he has challenges with.”

Will I get removed because I joined with all the Democrats? He said that the question was “That’s the question here”. “If 98% of the conference wants you to be speaker, but you create a congress where four people can determine if they work with the other side, how strong is the continuity of the government itself?”

Emerging from their weekly caucus meeting on Tuesday morning, Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., told reporters that House Democrats agreed to vote together against saving McCarthy in any way.

What is the best way to make progress for the American people? a panelist assessment of the House GOP investigation of Biden’s impeachment

There are reasons to let Republicans deal with their own problems. Let them wallow in their inability to govern.

House Democrats have not officially taken a position. Some have suggested in recent days that they would be willing to help McCarthy — who directed an impeachment inquiry into President Biden just last month — but not without a cost.

Before Tuesday’s meeting, Clark told Morning Edition that she wasn’t aware that McCarthy had offered any concessions.

“We are going to have to see if and when Kevin McCarthy offers something, but it is hard to trust someone who had a negotiation with the president of the United States, signed a deal — 314 of us already voted on that in the bipartisan way — and he walked away,” she said, referring to the debt ceiling fight earlier this year.

Clark characterized the GOP infighting as a “full-scale civil war” and said people at home were worried about the GOP’s attacks on social security, public schools, and reproductive rights.

“We are going to make that decision the way that we look at everything we do in the House: What is the best way to make progress for the American people?”

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The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival: An Intriguing Look at the Status of Climate Change Efforts in China

China is celebrating the Mid-Autumn festival, an eight-day nationwide holiday. Many tourists have traveled there for the holiday. The Chinese government hopes it will give a boost to the post-COVID economy, which hasn’t recovered as expected.

According to NPR’s latest poll, there is a close support for Biden and Trump among registered voters. Trump’s voters are more enthusiastic — 43% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said they’d be “very satisfied” if Trump were nominated compared to 30% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents who would be “very satisfied” with Biden. But a conviction could shake things up, as independent voters say they aren’t interested in voting for Trump if he’s convicted of a crime.

Biden picked ten drugs for price negotiations and the manufacturers of 10 of them relented and agreed to negotiate with Medicare. All the companies that make drugs on the list signed agreements saying they would negotiate, despite the fact that third of them have sued the federal government.

It’s easy to forget how much progress has been made in solving the global climate crisis, even though it’s difficult. Efforts to mitigate climate change are paying off in new and unexpected ways. Check out a few of them and read more here:

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A Memorino of Rob’s Journey & His Second Year of Catastrophe: What Faith Do They Have for Their Family?

The youngest of Rob’s sons was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was in the second season of Catastrophe. He knew the only way his family would survive was if they stuck together. Even though he was raised a Catholic, he believes that something akin to faith entered their lives and helped them do that.