Good afternoon. The US Congress has fallen into chaos after the House Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, was ousted by the hard-right of his own party – the first time in US history a House speaker has been removed.
The move to oust McCarthy was led by Republican Matt Gaetz, who was outraged by McCarthy’s deal with the Democrats to avoid a government shutdown. It’s little surprise that a majority of Americans say they have little or no confidence in the future of the US political system. Read the five key takeaways from McCarthy’s ouster, and a profile on Gaetz.
