US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stares down a right-wing coup

2023-10-03 01:58

His ouster as Speaker could throw an unruly US House of Representatives into even further disarray.

To become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy changed the rules so that one lawmaker alone could initiate an effort to oust him.

It was one of many actions he took - over 15 consecutive rounds of voting in January - to win the support of the hard-right of the Republican Party...