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McCarthy has been ousted as US House speaker. What happens next?
McCarthy has been ousted as US House speaker. What happens next?
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Oct 4, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
On Tuesday night Kevin McCarthy became the first speaker of the US House of Representatives to be removed from his job. Eight House Republicans joined every Democrat in the chamber to wrest the speaker’s gavel from McCarthy’s hand. For now, McCarthy’s fellow Republican Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the acting speaker, but the House will most likely vote next week on who will take over permanently. The Guardian US Washington bureau chief, David Smith, joins Jonathan Freedland to discuss the fallout from this unprecedented event, and the various possibilities for McCarthy’s replacement
Released:
Oct 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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