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US House removes McCarthy as Speaker of House

Representative Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 3, 2023. [Via VOA]

For the first time in U.S. history, U.S. lawmakers voted Tuesday to remove the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from power.

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