motion to vacate

U.S. House of Representatives meet to vote on new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

What’s next now that Speaker Johnson is facing a motion to vacate

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pauses during a press briefing about a looming shutdown of the U.S. government at the Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 29, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters after a House Republican conference meeting, where they discussed an attempt by U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to oust him from the speakership, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

WATCH: McCarthy confronts challenge to his leadership, rules out power-sharing with Democrats

The Republican McCarthy's fate is deeply uncertain as he faces what's known as a "motion to vacate" from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a strident critic allied with Donald Trump.

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

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