Kevin McCarthy out as speaker following Gaetz motion to vacate vote #Shorts
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After a vote was brought to the floor by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
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Republican Kevin McCarthy’s deal with hardline House conservatives that handed him the speaker’s gavel in January unraveled on Tuesday as those same right-wing rebels, joined by Democrats, shoved him out of the seat.
McCarthy’s 269-day reign as speaker was ended by a 216-210 vote, a move that has no marker in modern history and paralyzes Congress for the time being.
The rebellion, led by conservative hardliner Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has roiled the House in chaos. The move to oust McCarthy – known as a motion to vacate – had the supp...