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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Vivian Ho

First Thing: Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker

Kevin McCarthy with mouth open
Kevin McCarthy answering questions at the Capitol after being ousted as House speaker on Tuesday. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Kevin McCarthy was removed on Tuesday from his role as US House speaker, ousted by hard-right members of his own Republican party less than a year after his election. The infighting between Republicans in effect puts a halt to all business in the House of Representatives until the House, with its narrow Republican majority, elects a new speaker.

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