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Republicans have nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker. Now they must try to unite their deeply divided majority to elect the conservative in a floor vote after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]October...
Kevin McCarthy was ousted as the Speaker of the House. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida forced the vote on the “motion to vacate.”
A hostile back and forth took place after Mr McCarthy approached him, while a number of Republican lawmakers began to crowd them. Rep. Mike Rogers, who did back Mr McCarthy in the vote, appeared to lunge in the direction of where Mr Gaetz was sitting, but was held back by other...
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Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives after a grueling series of failed ballots.
— Vice PresidentKamala Harrisset a record Tuesday thatunderscored the closely divided natureof modern politics, casting her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most in the chamber’s history, Times writer Noah Biermanreported. — McCarthy and House ...
McCarthy will leave Congress two months after he was booted from his House speakership position after his top rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., orchestrated the rare vote on the obscure "motion to vacate." Though McCarthy maintained support from most Republicans in the House, eight GOP detrac...