Axios - The House made history by voting to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, setting up another grueling speaker election without a clear successor. No speaker before McCarthy had ever been removed. McCarthy's election in January took the most ballots of any speaker election since before the Civil War. Since then, Republicans have struggled to maintain a functioning majority for moving legislation. Democrats opted against saving the speaker. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said it's "now the responsibility of the GOP members to end the House Republican Civil War."
House business will essentially come to a halt until Republicans gather enough votes to elect a speaker.
- McCarthy told reporters today that he has no plans to step aside, signaling he might run again.
- Other names floated include House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) and Mike Johnson (R-La.).
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