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Centrist Republicans float reinstating McCarthy as speaker following Israel attacks

By Rachel Schilke
Published October 9, 2023 12:06pm ET
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Centrist Republicans float reinstating McCarthy as speaker following Israel attacks
Former House Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) departs the office still bearing his nameplate after a day of meetings at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. McCarthy was voted out of the job of speaker this week by a contingent of hard-line conservatives in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history.

Some Republicans are considering a move to reinstate Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as top leader of the House as the chamber finds itself without a speaker during a war involving one of the country’s strongest allies.

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