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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his job, as infighting among his fellow Republicans plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown.
Republicans focused on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy aren’t in agreement about who they want to replace him.
A number of the Republican hard-liners who helped force out the former speaker did not specifically tour a potential successor to the California representative, who became the body's first leader ever to be removed.
House lawmakers have for the first time ousted their own speaker—and no one has a clue what comes next. In fact, some are literally crying about it.For now, Representative Patrick McHenry will temporarily lead the House of Representatives, after being handpicked for the role of interim speaker by ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But that’s about all anyone knows about what happens now.Representative Matt Gaetz, who filed the motion to oust McCarthy late Monday evening, made clear from the very beg
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his job, as infighting among his fellow Republicans plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. The 216 to 210 vote marked the first time in history that the House removed its…