For the first time in history, the House voted to oust its speaker from his position on Tuesday when it passed a motion to vacate the chair and stripped Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) of his speakership.
Lawmakers voted 216-210 to remove McCarthy from his position after eight Republicans joined all Democrats in a historic rebuke to GOP leadership, leaving the House at a standstill until lawmakers can elect a new speaker. The vote comes after weeks of threats to McCarthy from members of his right flank, particularly Rep. Matt Gaetz , who filed the motion on Monday evening.The Republicans who voted to oust McCarty include Gaetz and Reps.
The House will now move forward with appointing a temporary speaker to replace McCarthy, with members set to reconvene at some point to elect a new speaker. The House cannot move forward with its business until a new speaker is chosen, putting spending bills and other legislation on hold until further notice.
House Democrats held a heavy hand in the vote, with the party voting together as a conference to oust McCarthy. Several party members said ahead of the vote they weren’t interested in helping Republicans sort out their intraparty tensions, and they cited a deep mistrust of McCarthy as part of that decision.
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