Lawmaker on Secret List Could Replace McCarthy

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gave the House clerk “a list of members that could temporarily serve as Speaker of the House if he is ousted from power or if the office becomes vacant,” Insider reports.

“The list is secret, but the power would allow a lawmaker of McCarthy’s choosing to temporarily exercise the powers of the speakership. The rules do require that the speaker pro tempore must be a current member of the House.”