U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Kevin McCarthy’s hand-picked temporary successor and acting Speaker, operated outside of carefully crafted House rules when he evicted Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, the former Democratic Majority Leader, from their Capitol Hill offices just hours after Republicans ousted McCarthy as Speaker. That’s according to the top […]

  • MagicShel@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    NP could be a hard ass removed about it and refuse just on principle and see what happens, or she can just laugh at the pettiness. The first one could blow back on her if they decide this interpretation of the law is incorrect. But it was just such a petty move I can see the best possible response being, “oh, you thought I’d get big mad? I only had that office because it’s close to the food truck on taco Tuesday. Now I’ll just have to sustain myself on your frustrated tears of impotent rage.”