"Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy has said Majorie Taylor Greene's abrupt resignation is a sign of broader trouble for the GOP next year, given several House Republicans are leaving. She's almost like the canary in the coal mine, McCarthy told Fox News on Tuesday. And this is something inside Congress, they'd better wake up, because they are going to get a lot of people retiring, and they've got to focus."
"The GOP still has a slender House majority, and even with Greene's departure has two votes to spare, but already, 22 House Republicans have said they will retire or forgo re-election next year. This is an above-average number analysts say. Greene a three-term representative from Georgia resigned last Friday following weeks of an escalating public spat with president Donald Trump, over several issues including the release of the Epstein files."
"CNN is reporting that the mother of Karoline Leavitt's 11-year-old nephew is in ICE custody after having been arrested earlier this month. Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a Brazilian native, was arrested near Boston on 12 November as she was on her way to pick up her son, her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, told CNN. The Department of Homeland Security has told CNN that Ferreira had been in the US illegally since 1999 after overstaying a tourist visa."
Kevin McCarthy characterized Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt resignation as an early warning of broader trouble for the GOP, noting multiple House Republicans are leaving. The GOP retains a slim House majority and, even after Greene's departure, has two votes to spare. Twenty-two House Republicans have said they will retire or forgo re-election next year, an above-average number, and Greene resigned after an escalating public spat with president Donald Trump, including disputes over the release of Epstein files. Separately, Bruna Caroline Ferreira was arrested near Boston on November 12 and is in ICE custody after overstaying a tourist visa since 1999.
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