For the first time in history, the US House of Representatives has voted to remove its leader — and all it took was a push from one far-right Republican. Here's how it got to this point.
A handful of Republicans in the United States House of Representatives voted to oust Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown.
Republicans control the chamber by a narrow 221-212 majority, meaning they can afford to lose no more than five votes if Democrats unite in opposition. "Let them wallow in their pigsty of incompetence," Representative Pramila Jayapal told reporters before the vote.The vote left Congress in uncharted waters as it scrambles to update farm subsidy and nutrition programs, pass government funding bills, and consider further aid to Ukraine.Other Republican leaders like Steve Scalise and Tom Emmer could possibly be candidates, though neither has publicly expressed interest.
The New York Times reported that McCarthy told Republicans he would not run for speaker again, according to politicians who attended a closed-door meeting.In debate on the House floor, Gaetz and a handful of allies criticised McCarthy for relying on Democratic votes to pass temporary funding that headed off a partial government shutdown.
"I've made deals with Kevin McCarthy, with the speaker, that he has not kept to help women in this country," Mace said. "We have done nothing for them."
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