GOP House in Disarray as McCarthy Ouster Leaves Speaker Role Empty, Halts Legislation

The GOP-controlled House is in disarray after ousting Kevin McCarthy as Speaker in an unprecedented vote, leaving the party scrambling to find a replacement.

McCarthy lost the Speaker role after failing to appease far-right members of the caucus who wanted more concessions, especially on spending bills.

The House cannot function normally without a Speaker, so legislative business has ground to a halt, threatening funding for key priorities like Ukraine aid.

Possible Speaker replacements include Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, but both may struggle to get broad support needed in such a divided caucus.

This chaos raises doubts about whether House Republicans can carry out basic governing functions and points to deeper ideological divisions within the party.