WASHINGTON: A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plung...
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy answers questions at the Capitol after being ousted as House speaker October 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. REUTERSPIX: A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown.
It was the latest moment of high drama in a year when the Republican-controlled House brought Washington to the brink of default and the edge of a partial government shutdown. McCarthy does not plan to try to run for speaker again, Politico reported, citing sources.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.
In debate on the House floor, Gaetz and a handful of allies criticized McCarthy for relying on Democratic votes to pass temporary funding that headed off a partial government shutdown. “When you shake my hand and you make a promise and you don’t keep it, there are consequences,” she told reporters.
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