For the first time in this nation’s history, the House of Representatives formally ousted its speaker. A handful of hard-right Republicans and every Democrat voted together to remove the gavel from Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hand. The move came nine months to the day since McCarthy lost his first...
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One of those, when you think about it, is the push for partisanship. Some of those who wanted him out think that Kevin McCarthy should not have tried to work with Democrats to keep government open. That's a factor in our government beyond Kevin McCarthy, and he's being punished for it right now.[/i
Republican speaker fails to face down a challenge from a small faction of right-wing conservatives.
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Those tensions came to a head amid efforts to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend.
McCarthy and Democratic lawmakers reached a deal that provided short-term funding for the government and avoided a shutdown, following a failed effort by Republicans to push through a bill that would have imposed dramatic cuts of as much as 30 percent on a number of social programmes.