GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina confirmed to reporters that McCarthy not run for speaker. No House speaker has ever before been ousted through the passage of a resolution to remove them. Immediately following the vote, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry, a top McCarthy ally, was named interim speaker and the House went into recess as Republicans scrambled to find a path forward. There is a significant amount of distrust and anger from House Democrats toward McCarthy, however, over his actions as speaker and the House GOP agenda. “It is now the responsibility of the GOP members to end the House Republican Civil War.

Source: CNN October 04, 2023 08:53 UTC