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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
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McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job

in a House vote

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speak-
er Kevin McCarthy was vot-
ed out of the job Tuesday in
an extraordinary showdown
— a first in U.S. history, forced
by a contingent of hard-right
conservatives and throwing
the House and its Republi-
can leadership into chaos.
It’s nearing the end of the
political line for McCarthy,
who has said repeatedly
that he never gives up, but
now has almost no options
remaining. Neither the right-
flank Republicans who en-
gineered his ouster nor the
Democrats who piled on
seem open to negotiating.
McCarthy told lawmakers
Tuesday evening he would
not run again for speaker,
putting the gavel up for
grabs. Next steps are highly
uncertain as there is no ob-
vious successor to lead the
House Republican majority.
McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep.
Matt Gaetz of Florida, or-
chestrated the rare vote on
the obscure “motion to va-
cate,” and pushed ahead Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington,
swiftly into a dramatic after- Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
noon roll call. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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