BREAKING: House Ousts McCarthy In 216-210 Vote

The New York Times reports:

Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida prompted the challenge on Monday evening when he brought up a resolution to declare the speakership vacant, which forced the House to take up the matter of Mr. McCarthy’s fate.

Earlier Tuesday, Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma and an ally of Mr. McCarthy, moved to table that measure, which would have killed it, but the speaker fell several votes short of succeeding.

Instead, Democrats and 11 Republican hard-liners rejected Mr. McCarthy’s counterpunch in a 218-208 vote, allowing a vote on his removal to go forward. It was only the second time in the modern history of the House of Representatives that such a vote has been taken.

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NEW: For the first time in American history, the House has voted to oust its own speaker.

8 Republicans joined every Democrat to boot McCarthy:

– Biggs
– Buck
– Burchett
– Crane
– Gaetz
– Good
– Mace
– Rosendale

Vote tally was 216-210.

Unclear what happens in the days ahead.

— bryan metzger (@metzgov) October 3, 2023