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Biden's Hopes After US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Is Ousted

Biden's Hopes After US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Is Ousted - President Joe Biden wants the US House of Representatives to immediately elect a new speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday (3/10/2023).  "Because the urgent challenges facing our nation will not wait, he (President Biden) hopes the House will quickly elect its speaker," said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement, quoted by AFP.  As previously reported, for the first time in United States history, members of the House of Representatives voted to oust their speaker.  Kevin McCarthy is a politician from the Republican Party.  Read news without ads. Join Kompas.com+ He was removed from his position as speaker of the US House of Representatives by a vote of 216-210.  The vote was in fact prompted by opposition from members of his own party.  Republican US DPR member Matt Gaetz initially submitted a motion to vacate office on Monday (2/10/2023) to oust McCarthy.  The