McCarthy ousted; Alabama delegation votes 6-1 to keep him Speaker

Days after brokering a deal to temporarily avert a government shutdown and only nine months into his tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted Tuesday by a motion to vacate by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) In a 216-210 vote, eight Republicans broke from their caucus, voting with the totality of House Democrats to remove McCarthy.  Alabama’s congressional delegation voted along party lines on the historic motion. Alabama’s singular Democrat, Rep. Terri Sewell voted “yes” on the motion to vacate.   (1/2) This is a sad and unprecedented day. Governm