Urgent: U.S. House adopts resolution to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid Republican infighting

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 29, 2023. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

This is the first such removal in U.S. congressional history.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday approved a motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy in an unprecedented move amid Republican infighting, after McCarthy relied on Democratic votes to pass a "clean" stopgap funding bill to avert a federal government shutdown. ■