High-ranking House Republicans set to bow out

<p>What's next for the two former House majority speakers?</p><p>Today, Rep. Patrick McHenry — who briefly served as speaker pro tempore during the House standoff — announced that he will retire at the end of this term in January 2025.</p><p>“I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term,” McHenry said. “This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is a season for everything and—for me—this season has come to an end,” he said in a statement.</p><p>More intriguing is McCarthy.</p><p>The 58-year-old was once close with Trump but distanced himself from the former President after January 6 before reconciling. Still, reports continue to surface of tension between the pair, including when McCarthy was ousted as speaker. Trump has said that McCarthy wasn't sufficiently loyal while a <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-f-you-mccarthy-claimed-to-have-told-trump-during-tense-phone-call-199145541783" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">report </a>this week said McCarthy swore at Trump.</p><p>The filling deadline for re-election is on Friday and Manu Raju reports that McCarthy isn't answering questions on whether he will continue.</p><p>The game of thrones continues.</p>

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.