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_Published 2023-10-03. For the first time in American history, a Speaker of the House has been stripped of the gavel. A small group of Republican hardliners led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida provided the pivotal votes on Tuesday needed to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position, marking a dramatic but expected end to McCarthy’s contentious 10-month tenure as leader of the House and setting the stage for an intense intraparty search for his replacement._


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### Gaetz Seeks to Oust McCarthy as House Speaker Amid Calls For New Leadership

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### House Votes on Speaker of the House as Kevin McCarthy Tries to Convince Holdouts

[Watch: McCarthy Drops Out of Speaker Race](/video/TYyCro1F/)

### Watch: McCarthy Drops Out of Speaker Race

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## Transcript

Offered. Nay Calvert's. Nae Nae. On this road. The gays are 216, the naze r210. The resolution is adopted without objection. The motion to reconsider is laid on the table, the office of Speaker, of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant. Independence. Chair prior to proceeding selection of a speaker. It will be prudent to First recess for the relative caucus and conferences to meet and discuss the path forward. Accordingly pursuant to Claus 12 a.m. of rule 1, the chair declares a house in recess subject to the call of the chair.

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