House advances motion to oust McCarthy

McCarthy will not run for speaker again after House votes to oust him

CNN By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to tell House Republicans he will not run for speaker again, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN. The House GOP conference meeting is underway and he is expected to announce it during conference. The news comes after the US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to oust McCarthy as speaker – a his…

McCarthy’s speakership at risk as US House advances hard-right motion to oust him

11 GOP rebels join with nearly all Democrats to hold extraordinary floor debate on resolution against Republican speaker filed by Florida's Matt Gaetz

Speaker McCarthy’s job at risk after House votes to move ahead with hard-right effort to oust him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s grip on the gavel was at serious risk Tuesday after the House voted to move ahead with a historic effort by hard-right critics to oust the embattled Republican leader from the job. The dramatic showdown forced by McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought together more than a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who say he is unworthy of leadershi…

US House votes to move ahead with effort to oust Speaker Mccarthy

By refusing to set aside the motion, the House now opens an extraordinary floor debate ahead of the next round of voting.

Speaker McCarthy's job is at risk after House votes to move ahead with hard-right effort to oust him

Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to remain in leadership was thrown into serious risk Tuesday after the House voted to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust him. The narrow outcome forced by McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought together a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who say he is unworthy of leadership. The vote was 208-218 not to table the motio…

Kevin McCarthy becomes first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote

Stillness fell as the presiding officer gaveled the vote closed, 216-210, saying the office of the speaker "is hereby declared vacant."