Topic: Gop Holdouts

Twenty Republican holdouts are demanding changes to House rules established under Nancy Pelosi, which Kevin McCarthy has reportedly resisted. Key issues include the "motion to vacate" the chair and the centralization of power within the Speakership. The refusal to concede on these points is framed as evidence of McCarthy's alignment with the "deep state" and the swamp.

Matt Gaetz threatened to resign from Congress if Republicans collaborated with Democrats to elect Kevin McCarthy. This move is framed as a strategic effort to highlight McCarthy as the "swamp candidate" preferred by the opposition. The holdouts argue that even if they fail to stop McCarthy, they have successfully exposed the lack of change in DC politics.