Two former Republican House Speakers – John Boehner and Newt Gingrich – both endorsed expanding the powers of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry on Tuesday night.
Giving additional powers to McHenry, a staunch ally of McCarthy who has better relations with Democrats than most of the other potential Republican leaders, has been floated repeatedly since it became clear the GOP would not be able to quickly settle on a new speaker.The details of what those powers would be remain up in the air, but many have suggested at least giving him the ability to call up legislation aiming to aid Israel or Ukraine.
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