Representative Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, as infighting among his fellow Republicans plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. By a vote of 216 to 210, McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday, making it the first time in the history that the House removed …

Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives, overcoming the opposition of right-wing dissenters who had derailed for several days his bid to lead the chamber. It took 15 rounds of voting for McCarthy to secure the House’s gavel, securing 216 of the 428 votes cast late on Friday. The Democrats’ Hakeem Jeffries …