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McCarthy's removal marked the first time in American history that a speaker of the House was removed through a motion to vacate. The vacancy started a process to elect a speaker that began following an eight-day recess. In the 118th Congress, the 2022 elections formed a narrow majority for Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Kevin McCarthy has for now lost the House speaker’s gavel in an historic moment on the heels of a showdown on Capitol Hill over government funding. McCarthy removed as House speaker after motion ...
Rep Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from the speakership after a motion to vacate was filed by Rep Matt Gaetz.It’s the first time in history that a speaker has been removed by the House.. This ...
The Republican majority will now have to either figure out a deal in order to give the role back to McCarthy – reminiscent of the 15 votes it took him to win the speakership in January – or ...
This was the first time in U.S. history that the House of Representatives had removed its speaker from office. [174] [175] Voting to remove McCarthy were all House Democrats and eight House Republicans: Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Tim Burchett, Eli Crane, Bob Good, Nancy Mace, and Matt Rosendale. [176]
The House on Tuesday voted to remove Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker, a never-before-seen historic vote that leaves the lower chamber of Congress in chaos. The mutiny, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz ...
Despite these concessions, McCarthy was removed as Speaker by dissident Republicans and all Democrats on October 3, 2023, after he worked to pass a clean continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown. [19] Mike Johnson was elected speaker, after four ballots, on October 25, 2023.
After Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, suddenly resigned in 2015, McCarthy, the heir apparent, ran to replace him but abruptly dropped out of the race on the day of the election because of opposition ...