The US House of Representatives has voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker. The vote took place on Tuesday with eight Republicans voting against Mr McCarthy. The decision makes Kevin McCarthy the first speaker in over a century to be ousted from his seat and the most severe since 1876. The ousting comes just days after Mr McCarthy relied on Democrat votes to pass a 45-day funding extension to avoid a government shutdown. The House will now need to go to a vote for a new speaker.
The vote took place on Tuesday with eight Republicans voting against Mr McCarthy.
The decision makes Kevin McCarthy the first speaker in over a century to be ousted from his seat and the most severe since 1876. The ousting comes just days after Mr McCarthy relied on Democrat votes to pass a 45-day funding extension to avoid a government shutdown.
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