In Dramatic Vote, McCarthy Becomes First House Speaker to be Ousted in U.S. History

For the first time in American history, a Speaker of the House has been stripped of the gavel. A small group of Republican hardliners led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida provided the pivotal votes on Tuesday needed to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position, marking a dramatic but expected end to McCarthy’s contentious 10-month tenure as leader of the House and setting the stage for an intense intraparty search for his replacement. Read more about the vote to remove McCarthy: https://time.com/6320197/in-dramatic-... Subscribe to TIME’s YouTube channel ►► ti.me/5858 Subscribe to TIME Breaking News YouTube Channel ►►: ti.me/6317 Get the day’s top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors: ti.me/1737 Follow us: Twitter: ti.me/8966 Facebook: ti.me/3778 Instagram: ti.me/8987