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U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker
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U.S. House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker

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WASHINGTON — Dissident Republicans in the U.S. House voted with Democrats on Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a historic move that came just nine months after he secured the gavel following days of negotiating with the GOP’s right...
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