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House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington - AP News — Brian K. Fitzpatrick | ChamberLight
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Kevin McCarthy became the first U.S. House Speaker in history to be removed from office after a motion to vacate led by Representative Matt Gaetz and supported by all House Democrats. This unprecedented move has created a leadership vacuum and frozen legislative business.
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