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US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy ousted
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English - October 04, 2023 19:42 - 6 minutes - 6.12 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The United States House of Representatives is in paralysis after the Speaker of the House was removed from his post on Wednesday.
Kevin McCarthy was ousted when a group of hard-line Republicans voted with Democrats to vacate the chair.
McCarthy now becomes the first speaker of the US House of Representatives to be voted out of office by the chamber and leaves the lower house of congress scrambling to find a replacement.
President Joe Biden is aiming to continue business as usual, however is urging the house to act quickly in electing a new speaker.
Washington D.C Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin Dann.