Megathread: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote

House Democrats joined forces with a small bloc of far-right Republicans on Tuesday to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a historic move that conveyed the deep fractures in a House Republican conference that has been in turmoil for much of the year.<br><br>McCarthy, once the most powerful figure in the House, became the first speaker to lose his gavel in a motion to vacate. Since he became speaker in January, he has struggled to manage the conservative and more moderate factions within his caucus.<br><br>The motion to vacate passed 216 to 210.