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US House removes McCarthy as Speaker of House

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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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