US House speaker ousted

Political infighting in the US House of Representatives has plunged Congress into deeper chaos.

The lower chamber has voted to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Republican was dismissed in a vote triggered by a rare challenge from his own party. Republican Representative Matt Gaetz filed a motion to force a vote on removing McCarthy.

Gaetz and a handful of allies criticized McCarthy for relying on Democratic votes to pass temporary funding that headed off a partial government shutdown.


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