Everything to know about the McCarthy and Gaetz showdown heading to House floor this week

Tensions between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) have never been higher, setting the two up for a showdown this week following the speaker’s deal with House Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.
After passing a continuing resolution following weeks of infighting, McCarthy is now facing another battle from his own party: maintaining his speakership. Gaetz announced on Sunday that he would be offering a motion to vacate the speakership this week to remove McCarthy as leader, bringing forward some questions as to whether he has the votes and what the House would look like if he fails.
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Here is everything to know about the speakership showdown happening this week.
Why is Gaetz introducing a motion to vacate?
Rank-and-file Republicans have floated the idea of vacating the speakership if McCarthy went against their demands or collaborated with House Democrats to pass a clean continuing resolution — which he did. The CR passed the House 335-91, with Gaetz, 89 House Republicans, and one Democrat voting against the bill.
Gaetz, who is a vocal opponent to McCarthy, told Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that he planned to put forward a m …