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Kevin McCarthy removed as House speaker
The U.S. House of Representatives is without a leader after Rep. Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate cost Kevin McCarthy his speaker role.
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New England Democrats slam GOP dysfunction after McCarthy's ousting as speaker
No Democrats threw a life preserver to now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Tuesday after his own Republican Party’s right flank moved to oust him. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a far-right rival of McCarthy, made good on a longstanding threat to bring a “motion to vacate” to the table. Under a rule change to which McCarthy agreed as a condition for...
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House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic vote
The House voted 216-210 to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., with a handful of conservatives joining Democrats to remove him.