House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is demoted: What to know
The Bakersfield Republican went through the ringer to secure his speakership. A group of his colleagues just secured him the boot.
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The Bakersfield Republican went through the ringer to secure his speakership. A group of his colleagues just secured him the boot.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker by a coalition comprised of Democrats and a faction of far-right Republicans.
The stunning removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker has left the House effectively paralyzed, but candidates are already lining up to replace him.
Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina, who took the gavel, may oversee the election of a new speaker. But he does not have the power to run the chamber.
The No. 2 Republican and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee appear to be in the strongest positions in the early stages of the sprint to choose a new speaker.